big deal

/ˈbɪg ˈdil/
/bɪg dil/
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Other forms: big deals

Definitions of big deal
  1. noun
    anything of great importance or consequence
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    type of:
    importance
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
  2. noun
    an important influential person
    “she's a big deal in local politics”
    synonyms: big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho
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    types:
    knocker
    (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
    supremo
    the most important person in an organization
    type of:
    important person, influential person, personage
    one whose whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbɪg ˈdil/
UK
/bɪg dil/
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