Definition of of all things
—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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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 24 Jun. 2021.
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