"of all people" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-of all people.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} of all people, {{en-PP}} of all people
  1. (idiomatic) Especially; more than other people Tags: idiomatic Related terms: of all things, of all places
    Sense id: en-of_all_people-en-prep_phrase-ENL2QC1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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