How to Pronounce "of all places"
expression
uhv-AWL-PLAY-suz
OV-AWL-PLAY-siz
Definition
Used to show surprise or irony that something happened in a very unexpected or unusual place compared to all possibilities.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəv/ /ˈɔɫ/ /ˈpɫeɪsəz/, /ˈpɫeɪsɪz
British English
ˈɒv/ /ˈɔːl/ /plˈeɪsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uhv-AWL-PLAY-suz
UK
OV-AWL-PLAY-siz
Listen in Context
I bumped into my ex at the dentist's office, of all places.
My missing sock turned up in my backpack, of all places.
I met him in the supermarket, of all places.
She lost her phone in the garden, of all places.