Phrase info

of all things

Meaning

(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?

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

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

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