BIG DEAL

Meaning of BIG DEAL in English

important event, major happening

A small fire is a big deal because it can cause a lot of damage.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BIG DEAL — noun Date: circa 1943 something of special importance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG DEAL — noun : something of special importance — sometimes used ironically as an interjection
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG DEAL — Slang. 1. an important or impressive person or thing: to make a big deal out of nothing; I hear he's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG DEAL — major issue; so what
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG DEAL — Date: circa 1943 : something of special importance what's the big deal ? saw it as no big deal — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG DEAL — Function: noun Date: circa 1943 : something of special importance <what's the big deal ?> <saw it as no big …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG DEAL — used ironically to express contempt for something unimpressive. → deal
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG DEAL — [big deal] n (1949): something of special importance--sometimes used ironically as an interjection
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG DEAL! — ( ironic , informal ) used to say that you are not impressed by sth : So he earns more …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG DEAL — ˌbig ˈdeal BrE AmE noun [singular] spoken 1 . used to say that you do not think something is as …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG DEAL — 1. If you say that something is a big deal , you mean that it is important or significant in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG DEAL — 1. If you say that something is a ~, you mean that it is important or significant in some way. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG DEAL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He is a tremendous big deal now! ▪ I had to adjust to not being …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG DEAL — Synonyms and related words : emptiness, flimsiness, foolishness, frivolity, frivolousness, futility, idleness, inanity, levity, lightness, nugacity, shallowness, silliness, slenderness, slightness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG DEAL — {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} (loud stress on the word "deal") Trifles; an unimportant, unimpressive thing or matter. * /So you became …
Slang English vocab
BIG DEAL — • ↑ it's no big deal / it's not a big deal
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG DEAL — {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} (loud stress on the word "deal") Trifles; an unimportant, unimpressive thing or matter. * /So you became …
Словарь английских идиом
BIG DEAL — important event, major happening A small fire is a big deal because it can cause a lot of damage.
English Idioms vocab
BIG DEAL — interj. , slang , informal (loud stress on the word "deal") Trifles; an unimportant, unimpressive thing or matter. So you …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BIG DEAL — (разговорное) важная персона; шишка (американизм) (пренебрежительное) важное занятие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG DEAL — Ну и чтож
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BIG DEAL — 1. = big boy 2. амер. пренебр. важное занятие
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG DEAL — "большое дело", грандиозное предприятие (обычно ирон.) Ну и что ж!; Большое дело! What's the big idea? - Ну и что? …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIG DEAL — 1. = big boy 2. амер. пренебр. важное занятие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG DEAL — 1. = big boy 2. амер. пренебр. важное занятие
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG DEAL — ключевой вопрос; ну и что ж
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG DEAL — ключевой вопрос; ну и что ж
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG DEAL — "большое дело", грандиозное предприятие ( обычно иронически )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG DEAL — "большое дело", грандиозное предприятие (обычно иронически)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG DEAL — "большое дело", грандиозное предприятие (обычно ирон.) Ну и что ж!; Большое дело! What's the big idea? - Ну и что? В чем …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BIG DEAL — ну и чтож
English-Russian Online Dictionary
BIG DEAL
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BIG DEAL
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BIG DEAL
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG DEAL — I This game was supposed to be a very big deal around here — Эта встреча по футболу рассматривалась как …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BIG DEAL — Ну и что ж!; Большое дело!
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BIG DEAL — Ну и что ж!; Большое дело!
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BIG DEAL — (разговорное) важная персона; шишка (американизм) (пренебрежительное) важное занятие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
DEAL — I. ˈdēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English deel, del, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAL — deal 1 /deel/ , v. , dealt, dealing , n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAL — I. ˈdēl noun Etymology: Middle English deel, from Old English dǣl; akin to Old English dāl division, portion, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAL — noun distribution; apportionment. 2. deal ·noun wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal. 3. deal ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
DEAL — [deal] n [ME deel, fr. OE dael; akin to OE dal division, portion, OHG teil part] (bef. 12c) 1 obs: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEAL — / diːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( dealt , dealt / delt; NAmE /) CARDS 1. deal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAL — I. deal 1 S1 W1 /diːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ deal , ↑ dealer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. dealt) 1 intr. (foll. by with) a take measures concerning (a problem, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. dealt) 1 intr. (foll. by with) a take measures concerning (a problem, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAL — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. dealt) 1. intr. (foll. by with) a take measures concerning (a …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
DEAL — I. QUANTIFIER USES /di:l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bum deal (= unfair treatment ) ▪ Jim got a bum deal . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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