no big deal
Americanidiom
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not important, impressive, or likely to be a problem.
The room was very nice, nothing too fancy, no big deal.
If I fail, it's no big deal—that’s sometimes the best way to learn how to do something.
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(used ironically as an interjection to indicate that one considers something to be important or impressive).
No big deal, I’m just flying to Bermuda in my friend’s private jet!
Etymology
Origin of no big deal
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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That’s no big deal if you’re going to binge movies or TV shows for hours or snooze the flight away.
The students had to write a poem—no big deal.
From Literature
So when Reyne told a few friends about the safe passage at Quirky, Gil figured it was no big deal.
From Slate
On the nights I slept over, he’d bring me matcha lattes in the morning casually like it was no big deal, and every single time, I felt like I’d won an Academy Award.
From Los Angeles Times
“Just . . . ask him what was about to happen and why he’s blowing me off? Like, no big deal?”
From Literature
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