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big deal en · INTJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (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

  1. (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.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP.
    • She's a big deal in music in Spain.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
big deals Number=Plur lexicographic

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)