of all things

of all things

English

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Prepositional phrase

of all things

1. (idiomatic) Especially; more than other things.
2. (idiomatic, often used as a sentence adverb) Surprisingly.

   He reached into his pocket and pulled out, of all things, an ice cream cone.

   Well, of all things! Who would have expected him to propose to her on stage?

Translations

more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)

Chinese: Mandarin: 偏偏 (zh) (piānpiān) Japanese: よりによって (yori ni yotte), 事もあろうに (こともあろうに, koto mo arō ni) Polish: akurat (pl) Russian: (namely, exactly) и́менно (ru) (ímenno)

Surprisingly

German: ausgerechnet (de) Russian: кто бы мог поду́мать (kto by mog podúmatʹ)

See also

• of all people
• of all places