| big deal | |
| 1. n. (idiomatic, informal) Something very important or difficult, or of great concern. | |
| It's a big deal to him to get this promotion. | |
| It's no big deal if you don't finish. | |
| 2. n. (idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP. | |
| Don't you know I'm a real big deal around here? | |
| 3. n. (in expressions such as 'make a big deal of' and similar) Something made into a supposedly big or important matter, despite actually being quite minor. | |
| Why do you always have to make such a big deal of tiny punctuation errors? | |
| 4. interj. (idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what. | |
| He can run a mile in six minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four. | |
