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none the wiser
/nʌn ðə ˈwaɪzər/
Definition
1
An idiom meaning remaining uninformed, unaware, or no more knowledgeable about something than before, despite an explanation, event, or effort to understand.
2
Often used to express that no clarity or wisdom was gained from a situation.
Examples
I spent the whole weekend debugging my code, but I'm none the wiser about why it crashes on Tuesdays.
After her three-hour TED Talk on mindfulness, the audience shuffled out none the wiser.
He read every crypto bro tweet on the market dip, ending up none the wiser and a few bucks poorer.
Tried translating my grandma's ancient recipe scribbles—spoiler: none the wiser, but the cake was still fire.