of all things

idiom

—used to emphasize that the thing one is referring to is the thing one would least expect

The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes.

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Fans of all things macabre are eagerly awaiting the release of filmmaker Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu on Christmas Day, and the film’s promotional cycle is currently reaching a fever pitch. —

Jocelyn Silver, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024 France’s ex–Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, described to Le Monde Tavares’s love of all things automotive. —

Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024 December is the best time to visit Madrid for fans of all things festive. —

Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024 For a start, there is Emily (the tirelessly comic Amy Di Bartolomeo), who is the keeper of the flame of all things Miranda as assistant numero uno, and is frankly horrified at Andy’s nondescript clothes and unspeakable hair. —

Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of all things

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