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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No big deal — just the richest, most recognizable, most controversial dude on the planet.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
John introduced us to Brian Eno on our first trip to London, and that proved to be a big deal for us.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Maybe six months or a year from now, Microsoft’s loss of exclusivity with OpenAI in this instance won’t seem like a big deal.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
San Francisco still has the talented minor league prospects to swing a big deal like this.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
John introduced us to Brian Eno on our first trip to London, and that proved to be a big deal for us.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Maybe six months or a year from now, Microsoft’s loss of exclusivity with OpenAI in this instance won’t seem like a big deal.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
San Francisco still has the talented minor league prospects to swing a big deal like this.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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