big deal vs meal

big deal

noun
  • Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement. 

  • Someone very important; a VIP. 

intj
  • Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what. 

meal

noun
  • A speck or spot. 

  • Food served or eaten as a repast. 

  • The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour. 

  • A part; a fragment; a portion. 

  • Coordinate term: flour 

  • A break taken by a police officer in order to eat. 

  • Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack). 

verb
  • To defile or taint. 

How often have the words big deal and meal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )