the real deal
noun
informal
: something or someone that is real or genuine : a thing or person that is not a copy or imitation
These diamonds aren't fake. They're the real deal.
That guy looked so much like Elvis, I almost thought he was the real deal.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Bailey is just a terrific pass rusher — one of his sacks Saturday came off his spin move — and his combination of speed and twitch is the real deal.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Biggest threat here to New England might be letdown, but Pats are 2-0 on road as Drake Maye keeps looking more and more like the real deal.
—Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The New York Knicks are looking to evolve from fringe contenders to the real deal in 2025-26.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Bailey is just a terrific pass rusher — one of his sacks Saturday came off his spin move — and his combination of speed and twitch is the real deal.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Biggest threat here to New England might be letdown, but Pats are 2-0 on road as Drake Maye keeps looking more and more like the real deal.
—Greg Cote
october 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The New York Knicks are looking to evolve from fringe contenders to the real deal in 2025-26.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“The real deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20real%20deal. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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