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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Dewsbury-Hall was shown a yellow card in the 78th minute for — of all things — trying to take a quick free kick.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The notion of sketch comedy, of all things, as a guide to life, that its lack of a safety net is a metaphor for how to live, is niche and peculiar.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The store eventually took over the strip mall and later evolved into the modern, 52,000-square-foot temple of all things surfing at A1A near State Road 520.
—J.d. Gallop, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
According to deep Tap lore, the song comes from the concept album The Sun Never Sweats, an examination of all things British.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The notion of sketch comedy, of all things, as a guide to life, that its lack of a safety net is a metaphor for how to live, is niche and peculiar.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The store eventually took over the strip mall and later evolved into the modern, 52,000-square-foot temple of all things surfing at A1A near State Road 520.
—J.d. Gallop, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
According to deep Tap lore, the song comes from the concept album The Sun Never Sweats, an examination of all things British.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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