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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Delays like this are common in the Tarkov world, and pushing it back just a few days is certainly no big deal. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

His point is that being a New York Giant is a big deal, a bigger deal than others are making it at the moment, a bigger deal than the players realize themselves. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

People might think about 2,000 measles cases isn’t a big deal, Maldonado said, but noted that measles can spiral upward quickly. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

The big deals have been made, the big shots have come and gone. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big deal

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• cornmeal
• flywheel
• genteel