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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Their at-odds couple’s us-against-the-world attitude is upended by, of all things, reaching the top.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
In November 2023, Ripa and Consuelos lost it over Bryant Gumbel's hands, of all things.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Pink Floyd’s New Must-Own Collectible Nightmare in Paris – Live 1970 is another special offering for collectors of all things related to Pink Floyd.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Only Lochlan’s near-death experience, induced by a poisonous protein shake, was a truly superfluous bit of silliness, turning a Vitamix of all things into a weapon in waiting.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
In November 2023, Ripa and Consuelos lost it over Bryant Gumbel's hands, of all things.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Pink Floyd’s New Must-Own Collectible Nightmare in Paris – Live 1970 is another special offering for collectors of all things related to Pink Floyd.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Only Lochlan’s near-death experience, induced by a poisonous protein shake, was a truly superfluous bit of silliness, turning a Vitamix of all things into a weapon in waiting.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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