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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
big deal en · INTJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(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.
So you beat the worst team in the league. Big deal, call the TV crews.
Translations (30)
es como gran cosa (so what) · hu nagy ügy (so what) · yue 噉又點呀 /噉又点呀 (so what) · it bella forza (so what) · cmn 所以呢 (so what) · cs no a co má být (so what) · ru поду́маешь! (so what) · es qué tanto (so what) · cs to je toho (so what) · mk голема работа! (so what) · cmn 那又怎麼樣 /那又怎么样 (so what) · hi तो क्या हुआ (so what) · fr et alors (so what) · it e allora (so what) · es no es para tanto (so what) · bg голя́ма ра́бота! (so what) · mk голем кур (so what) · tr o da bir şey mi (so what) · fi entä sitten (so what) · fr et puis (so what) · tr hıh (so what) · de auch schon was (so what) · el σιγά τ’ αβγά (so what) · pt grande merda (so what) · ru ну и что́ ж? (so what) · fr la belle affaire ! (so what) · fi mitä sitten (so what) · sv än sen? (so what) · el σιγά τον πολυέλαιο (so what) · pt grande coisa (so what)
big deal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic) Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement.
Why do you always have to make such a big deal of tiny punctuation errors?
The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal [title]
2026 July 3, Marina Hyde, “The US turns 250 and Taylor Swift gets married. I think we all know which is a bigger deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026:It's no big deal if you don't finish it today.
It's a big deal to him to get this promotion.
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(idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP.
She's a big deal in music in Spain.
Forms
Deriveds
make a big deal out of · make a big deal of
Synonyms
big, fat, hairy deal
Translations (35)
fi avainhenkilö (someone very important) · hu nagy hűhó (something very important) · hu nagykutya (someone very important) · tr çok mühim (something very important) · es gran cosa (something very important) · hu nagy felhajtás (something very important) · hu pláne (something very important) · yue 大件事 (something very important) · es groso (someone very important) · hi महत्त्वपूर्ण (something very important) · cmn 大人物 (someone very important) · fi tärkeä henkilö (someone very important) · fr en faire tout un plat (something very important) · hu nagy dolog (something very important) · fr montagne (something very important) · fr huile (someone very important) · ur بڑی بات (something very important) · hu nagy ügy (something very important) · hi महत्त्वपूर्ण (someone very important) · fr problème (something very important) · tr çok önemli (something very important) · fr drame (something very important) · cmn 大事 (something very important) · fi iso juttu (something very important) · fr ponte (someone very important) · fr grosse légume (someone very important) · de große Sache (something very important) · fr toute une affaire (something very important) · es grosa cosa (something very important) · es grossa cosa (something very important) · pt grande coisa (something very important) · ru большо́е де́ло (something very important) · ru ва́жное де́ло (something very important) · hu fejes (someone very important) · es grosso (someone very important)