of all people
idiom
—used to emphasize that a specified person is the person one most or least expect to do or know something
You, of all people, should know the answer to this.
My best friend, of all people, betrayed me.
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Van survives a wolf attack but gets stabbed by Melissa of all people, apparently to make room for Hilary Swank in the cast.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Singer proposed that these conditions were evidence of the neurological diversity of all people.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Constitutional conservatives of all people should understand that the government gets things wrong and individuals deserve protection from arbitrary actions by its agents.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
For Trump of all people to gripe about frivolous lawsuits is pure hypocrisy.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Singer proposed that these conditions were evidence of the neurological diversity of all people.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Constitutional conservatives of all people should understand that the government gets things wrong and individuals deserve protection from arbitrary actions by its agents.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
For Trump of all people to gripe about frivolous lawsuits is pure hypocrisy.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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