big deal

big deal Slang

n.

1. Something of great importance or consequence: made a big deal out of getting there on time; losing one penny was no big deal.

2. An important person: She was a big deal in local politics.

interj.

Used ironically to indicate that something is unimportant or unimpressive.

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big-deal (bgdl) adj.

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big deal

interj

Slang an exclamation of scorn, derision, etc., used esp to belittle a claim or offer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	big deal - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person supremo - the most important person in an organization
	2.	big deal - anything of great importance or consequence importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"