Is this a set phrase: "best of all"?

[Dima]

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 1

What exercise do you like doing ......... of all?

(a) next
(b) best
(c) after
(d) before

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", answer 1

What exercise do you like doing best of all?

Correct answer: (b) best

Your answer was: incorrect
What exercise do you like doing before of all?
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why is best ? I chosen 'before'?

Dima

[Alan]

You cannot say before of all - two prepositions here do not make sense. You need best because this is the superlative form meaning the most favourite.
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[Manjula]

why I can not use after all.

[Schwartz]

Can i use 'most of all' instead 'best of all'?

[Kitosdad]

Schwartz, You can in everyday conversation, but that was not included in the list of possible answers.
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[Livia Mackie]

My thoughts: The word "like" in this context is not a verb transitive. It is not like X dislike.In this case "..like doing the best of all" means an expression "to like better". If I think about the verb transitive "to like" I would answer "after of all". Because only after to do all exercise I can choose each one I like more than another one. Am I right to thing like (one more like to mess up) that???

Ops! I don't think I was clear in my question, but I hope you can understand it.

[Rizawn]

why we can't use after here

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[Kumaran]

Hi Torsten,

I got 7 out of 10, i think i am improving from my state, thank you , for be with me and thank you for helping this much....

[Pets.62]

Hi, Torsten

Please explain what the exaclty rule for using " best" before of all. At first, i understand the meaning when translate; however, what is the rule?

[Koupu]

confusion!!!

[Pengbunheang]

Hello,

I got 6 of 10. I still don't understand. Why "next of all" is the wrong answer? I's so wonder!!!!!

[Torsten]

Hi Peng,

"Best of all" is a set phrase which means 'the most favourite' as Alan has already explained. As for the use of 'next', please take a look at the following examples:
Which exercise would you like to do next?
What's next?

On TV you might read the following phrase: "Up next: The weather report"

TOEIC listening, photographs: A small girl with a basket

[Pengbunheang]

Hello,

I still not so sure. If we say best of all ( it means first of all), and next of all ( it means secently), right? if so, how can we know it's the first sentence of the text?