SINCE 1828
big deal
nounDefinition of big deal
: 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
Even in a world with Instagram and constant sharenting, the old school picture day is still a really big deal. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, "Eva Chen Has a New Children’s Book—And a Collection With Beloved Kids’ Brand Janie and Jack," 14 Aug. 2019 While surfing’s Olympic debut in Japan next year is a big deal, Cruse also has his eye on 2024 in Paris and 2028 in Los Angeles. — Joe Haakenson, Daily Pilot, "Olympic surfing hopeful Kolohe Andino walks on Huntington Beach as a ‘regular dude’ and hopes to change that," 23 July 2019 That's a big deal for any actor, but doubly so for Corrin, who found out about the audition from her agent only three hours earlier and had to quickly put together a '60s outfit to wear. — Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com, "The Crown's Young Princess Diana Is About To Be Everywhere," 15 July 2019 Love Island is a really big deal in the U.K., and now CBS is counting on the reality series being a hit in the U.S., as well. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Why ‘Love Island’ Is Already So Controversial Ahead of Its U.S.A. Premiere," 9 July 2019 But in the sparsely populated geoengineering community, SCoPEx is a big deal. — John Fialka, Scientific American, "Risks of Controversial Geoengineering Approach “May Be Overstated”," 3 July 2019 For instance, Jessica is stabbed and loses her spleen, which is supposed to be a big deal. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: Jessica Jones S3 is flawed but packs a powerful payoff in the end," 24 June 2019 To fly to space from such a country as Afghanistan is a really big deal. Afghanistan is a country where people know nothing but war, then suddenly there was a chance to fly into space and do something. — Anchorage Daily News, "50 astronauts, in their own words," 23 June 2019 Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, but the fireflies were very interested in the camera and, by extension, in me. — Kirsten Luce, National Geographic, "See thousands of fireflies light up a Mexican forest," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'big deal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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