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Meaning 1
Especially; more than other things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
of all things
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Meaning 2
Surprisingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, often
Examples
- 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?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 偏偏 (piānpiān) — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- Japanese: よりによって (yori ni yotte) — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- Japanese: 事もあろうに (koto mo arō ni) — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- Polish: akurat — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- Russian: и́менно (ímenno) — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- Russian: да ещё и (da ješčó i) — more than other things, especially, exactly (that thing)
- German: ausgerechnet — Surprisingly
- Polish: o dziwo — Surprisingly
- Russian: кто бы мог поду́мать (kto by mog podúmatʹ) — Surprisingly