(idiomatic) Especially; more than other things.
(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?
Experience is the teacher of all things. Julius Caesar
Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man. Leon Trotsky
Time is the devourer of all things. Ovid
Man alone is the measure of all things. Moroccan Proverb
Life is the source of all things. Japanese Proverb
Money is the measure of all things. Portuguese Proverb