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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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Which would make way more sense in the context of all things.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 June 2025
For Chicago and spanning to borders far beyond, there was media personality Gary Deeb as the caustic gatekeeper of all things TV, radio and media reporting about what and who to watch and when and where to listen.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
During a recent rundown of all things Commanders on the 'John Keim Report,' Lattimore's absence was acknowledged and discussed.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all things
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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