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here's the deal

here's the deal phrase: here is what is happening; this is the situation; this is what is going on.

Phrase

here's the deal

  1. (informal, slang) Here is what is happening; this is the situation; this is what is going on.
    • Here’s the deal. I’m going to start throwing rocks at you and everyone you love. Fuck you.2024 May 16, very tall bart, [YTP] State of the Union, spoken by Jordan Peterson (Jordan Peterson)

Questions about here's the deal

What does here's the deal mean?
Here's the deal means here is what is happening; this is the situation; this is what is going on.
What part of speech is here's the deal?
Here's the deal is a phrase.

Words near here's the deal in the dictionary

  1. here's hoping
  2. here's looking at you
  3. here's luck
  4. here's mud in your eye
  5. here's one I made earlier
  6. here's the deal
  7. here's the thing
  8. here's to
  9. here, here
  10. here, there and everywhere
  11. here, there, and everywhere

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