a big deal



a big deal

a subject, situation, or event which people think is important I don't know why this issue has become such a big deal. Losing the match was no big deal. All I said was, I'm going to have a baby - what's the big deal? Yes, it's his birthday today, but he doesn't want to make a big deal of it. (= make people notice it by having a special celebration)
See also: big, deal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Erikae-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Eka (1)E-kahIndonesian
Nhung-Vietnamese
Sunil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nep
Corradinokor-rah-DEE-noItalian
Yolondayo-LAHN-dəEnglish