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big deal

[ big deel ]

noun

  1. an important or impressive person or thing:

    to make a big deal out of nothing;

    I hear he's a big deal on Wall Street now.

  2. (used ironically as an interjection to indicate that one considers something to be unimportant or unimpressive):

    So you're the mayor's cousin—big deal!



big deal

interjection

  1. slang.
    an exclamation of scorn, derision, etc, used esp to belittle a claim or offer
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of big deal1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. (it’s) no big deal. no big deal
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Example Sentences

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President Trump described the episode as "not a big deal", while National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who set up the group, said on Tuesday night that he took "full responsibility" for it.

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In the run up to today's call, Donald Trump made a big deal of his conversation with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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Gibson's story illustrates why this is such a big deal.

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“Nothing like this was being made — especially at studios. So I thought, ‘OK, this is a big deal.’â€

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That is a really big deal because it would mean police could raid the warehouses storing the dinghies.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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