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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak. I'm Feifei...
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Rob: And hello, I'm Rob!
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Feifei: You're looking pleased
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with yourself today, Rob.
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Rob: I am. Look - biscuits!
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Feifei: Hmm, are biscuits
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really that exciting?
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Rob: Well, it's not actually the biscuits,
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it's the price. I got
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five pence off the packet
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- a great discount, hey?
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Feifei: Five pence! Big deal!
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Rob: Well, yes it is a big deal, Feifei - a
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big, big deal. By my calculations it's a five
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per cent discount. So every bite tastes
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better because it's cheaper! Oh hold on -
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you're being sarcastic, aren't you?
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Feifei: I am. It's a sarcastic phrase. When
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we say 'big deal' to someone, we're telling
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them that we don't think what they've told
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us is very special or impressive. So sorry,
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Rob - I'm not impressed!
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Rob: It takes a lot to impress you, Feifei.
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How about some impressive examples?
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A: Have you heard - we're getting
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a 1 per cent pay rise?
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B: Big deal!
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My brother said he completed
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the marathon in four hours.
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Big deal - I did it in three!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak
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from BBC Learning English and
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we're talking about
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the expression 'big deal', which
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can be said to someone to show
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you're not impressed by
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what they've told you. You can also say
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something is 'no big deal' to mean it's not
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a serious problem, like this...
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Failing your driving test is no big deal - it
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happens to people all the time.
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You can try again next month.
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Rob: So that's 'no big deal', but I think
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saving five pence off a packet of biscuits
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is a great deal. You know what
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people say - every penny counts.
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Feifei: Rob, you're making a big deal about
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this - that's another use of 'big deal'. When
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you make a big deal about something,
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it means you make a big fuss.
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Rob: A big fuss? I bought 100 packets,
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Feifei, saving five pounds - that's
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quite a deal don't you think?
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Feifei: 100 packets! That's a bit extreme
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- you must really love biscuits.
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What sort are they?
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Rob: They are chocolate digestives.
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Feifei: Oh chocolate digestives!
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My favourite - OK then, Rob, open them up
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and let's start munching.
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Rob: Ha! I can see you are impressed
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with my 'big deal'. Bye.
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Feifei: Bye.
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