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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What emerged wasn’t bitterness, but vision and, of all things, gratitude.
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Imamu "mu" Tomlinson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And those cameras often need to be replaced because, of all things, woodpeckers occasionally hammer out the lenses and sensors, Gómez told me.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
The Goldenvoice celebration of all things postpunk, new wave and alternative landed at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday for its fourth installment, this time led by New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
New York Democrats, for example, unable to stop Trump’s dismantling of federal support for electric vehicles, have channeled their fury at — of all things — an electric vehicle manufacturer: Elon Musk’s Tesla.
—Gregory Wallance, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Imamu "mu" Tomlinson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
And those cameras often need to be replaced because, of all things, woodpeckers occasionally hammer out the lenses and sensors, Gómez told me.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
The Goldenvoice celebration of all things postpunk, new wave and alternative landed at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday for its fourth installment, this time led by New Order and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
New York Democrats, for example, unable to stop Trump’s dismantling of federal support for electric vehicles, have channeled their fury at — of all things — an electric vehicle manufacturer: Elon Musk’s Tesla.
—Gregory Wallance, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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