of all people/things/places
Definition
› used to express the idea that a particular person/thing/place is unlikely or surprising: Stella, of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club. And why did you choose Iceland for a holiday, of all places?Expressions of surprise
(Definition of of all people/things/places from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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oesophagus noun
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oestrogen noun
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oeuvre noun
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of a kind idiom
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of all people idiom
- of all people/things/places idiom
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of course idiom
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of course not idiom
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of every stripe/of all stripes idiom
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of late idiom
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of old idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- (really) take the biscuit idiom
- actually adverb (SURPRISE)
- believe verb
- bingo exclamation
- bless my soul! idiom
- blimey exclamation
- by gum! idiom
- deuce noun
- gracious exclamation
- how about that? idiom
- I ask you! idiom
- I declare idiom
- I'll be a monkey's uncle! idiom
- I'll be blowed! idiom
- omg
- shock, horror! idiom
- speak/talk of the devil idiom
- stone the crows! idiom
- you could have knocked me down/over with a feather idiom
- you don't say! idiom
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Expressions of surprise
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