of all people

prepositional phrase

Especially; more than other people

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticEspecially; more than other people

    What have you, of all people in the world, got to do with it?

    1908, H. Rider Haggard, The Yellow God
    1 more example

    You of all people have most need of perfect love; because this alone casts out fear

    1839, The works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M.
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APA

of all people. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20all%20people

MLA

“of all people.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20all%20people. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “of all people,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/of%20all%20people.

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