1.
If you say that something is a ~, you mean that it is important or significant in some way. (INFORMAL)
I felt the pressure on me, winning was such a ~ for the whole family...
It’s no ~.
N-SING
2.
If someone makes a ~ out of something, they make a fuss about it or treat it as if it were very important. (INFORMAL)
The Joneses make a ~ out of being ‘different’.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR out of/of/about n
3.
You can say ‘~’ to someone to show that you are not impressed by something that they consider important or impressive. (INFORMAL)
‘You’ll miss The Brady Bunch.’—‘Big deal.’
CONVENTION feelings