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no big deal vs not a big deal

Both 'no big deal' and 'not a big deal' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning. The choice between them is a matter of personal preference or style.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 940 views

no big deal

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey that something is not important or significant.

This phrase is used to downplay the importance of a situation or to indicate that something is not a problem. It is often used in casual conversations.

Examples:

A: I'm sorry I spilled some water. B: No big deal, it's easily cleaned up.
For him, missing the train was no big deal as he had a flexible schedule.

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Little cough, no big deal.
All right! It's no big deal.
Listen, this is no big deal.
It's no big deal, Paul.
See? Just stuck, no big deal.
Seriously, it's no big deal.
She's trying to convince herself it's no big deal.
One seizure happens, maybe it's no big deal.
One seizure happens, maybe it's no big deal.
I told you... it was no big deal.
Stop frowning, it's no big deal.
Henry said it's no big deal.
It's no big deal, really.
Dumping corpses is no big deal.
Relax. It was no big deal.
Just pretend, it's no big deal.
They said it was no big deal.
Just got a little leak, no big deal.
It's just to relocate, no big deal.
Shell-shocked, it's no big deal, dad.

Alternatives:

not a big deal
nothing major
no problem
no worries
it's fine

not a big deal

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey that something is not important or significant.

This phrase is also used to downplay the importance of a situation or to indicate that something is not a problem. It is interchangeable with 'no big deal.'

Examples:

A: I forgot to bring the book. B: Not a big deal, I have an extra copy.
The delay in the project was not a big deal as we had built in some buffer time.

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Jan 29, 2022 ... It is not a big deal: a qualitative study of clinical biobank donation experience and motives. Natalia Antonova &; Ksenia Eritsyan.
For our participants then, being the child of a LGT parent was both 'a big deal' and 'not a big deal', hence the question mark in the title of this paper.
It is not a big deal: a qualitative study of clinical biobank donation experience and motives. BMC Med Ethics. 2022 Jan 29;23(1):7. doi: ...
Oct 27, 2019 ... The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was "not a big deal", Iran's information minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi ...

Alternatives:

no big deal
nothing major
no problem
no worries
it's fine

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