of all people
Unexpectedly that person
Of all people emphasizes that someone is the most unexpected or ironic person in a particular situation, given what the speaker knows about them: You, of all people, should understand what it's like to be overlooked.
The phrase highlights surprise, disappointment, or pointed expectation—often implying that this specific person has special reason to behave differently than they did.
- surprisinglyIn unanticipated manner
- unexpectedlyWithout prior indication
- out of nowhereWithout apparent origin
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
- of all thingsExpressing surprise at selection
you · someone · everyone · nobody · imagine · shocking · disbelief · astonishment · unlikely · never in a million years · chosen · singled · fate · coincidence · stranger than fiction · betrayal · trust · disappointment
of all peopleunsurprisingly
As was foreseen
as expected · predictably · naturally · of course · fittingly
people, person, persons, personal, personally, personalize, personalized, personify, personnel