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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In this world of super conference consolidation, there is too much appeasement of all things Big Ten and the SEC.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Besides being the year of all things ‘90s and Labubu dolls, 2025 has been the year of the chicken salad.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
In Good Time and Uncut Gems, his worship of all things kosmische created a peculiar contrast with the images on screen, drenching the brothers’ grainy tales of ’10s debauchery in the aura of an earlier time.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
Photographing the community and this moment 10 years later inspired hope, of all things, in me.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
Besides being the year of all things ‘90s and Labubu dolls, 2025 has been the year of the chicken salad.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
In Good Time and Uncut Gems, his worship of all things kosmische created a peculiar contrast with the images on screen, drenching the brothers’ grainy tales of ’10s debauchery in the aura of an earlier time.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
Photographing the community and this moment 10 years later inspired hope, of all things, in me.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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