1used to say that you do not think something is as important as someone else thinks it is 没什么大不了的
It’s just a game. If you lose, big deal.
这只是个游戏,就是输了也没什么大不了的。
What’s the big deal? It’s only a birthday, not the end of the world.
有什么大不了的?不过是个生日嘛,又不是世界末日。
It’s no big deal. Everybody forgets things sometimes.
没有关系,谁都有记性不好的时候。
2an important or excitingevent or situation 重要的事情[情况],令人激动的事情[情况]
This audition is a big deal for Joey.
这次试演对乔伊来说是一件大事。
3make a big deal of/out of/about something spokento get too excited or upset about something, or make something seem more important than it is 把某事小题大做
I know I’m probably making a big deal out of nothing, but I’m worried about you.
我知道我可能有点小题大做,但我是担心你。
Examples from the Corpus
make a big deal of/out of/about something• But Vassar taught me that I could do whatever I wanted to do without making a big deal out of it.
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big deal• The fact is, it is a big deal.• That may not seem like a big deal, but for me it was a triumph.• If I had twisted my ankle, would people be making such a big deal of it?• Those of an unkinddisposition might argue that mangling a non-first-class attack is not an especially big deal.• I had to adjust to not being the big deal.• He is a tremendousbig deal now!
It’s no big deal• To them it's no big deal.• If you were, it's no big deal and you could have a perfectly happy life with the right partner.• If they don't work, it's no big deal.