of all places

idiom

used to say that it is unusual or surprising that something happened in or is true about a particular place
She met her future husband in a grocery store, of all places.

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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 9 Jun. 2023.

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