big deal
noun
: something of special importance
what's the big deal?
—sometimes used ironically as an interjection
Examples of big deal in a Sentence
The party was a big deal.
The cost didn't seem like much to me, but I know it was a big deal for many people.
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Sweat’s absence is a big deal for the Titans.
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s a big deal because plate tectonics is our master story for how Earth recycles rock, drives volcanism and mountain-building, and modulates climate over geologic time.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
These things are hit or miss, no big deal either way.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The baby's arrival isn't just a big deal not only for the proud parents, but also for the zoo since this is the first pygmy hippo calf ever born there.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s a big deal because plate tectonics is our master story for how Earth recycles rock, drives volcanism and mountain-building, and modulates climate over geologic time.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
These things are hit or miss, no big deal either way.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big deal
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“Big deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20deal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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