big deal

[ big-deel ]
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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!

Idioms about big deal

  1. (it’s) no big deal. See entry at no big deal

Origin of big deal

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First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for 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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Other Idioms and Phrases with big deal

big deal

A matter of great interest or importance, as in Performing in Symphony Hall is a big deal for everyone in the chorus. [c. 1940] Also see under make a federal case out of.

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