(a) great deal of something

(a) great deal of something
a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something.

He offered me a great deal of money.

Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me.


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  • (a) great deal of something — a good/great/deal of something phrase a large amount or quantity of something A great deal of research has been done already. She spent a good deal of time on the project. Thesaurus: large quantities or amountssynonym large amounts o …   Useful english dictionary

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  • (a) great deal of — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) great deal — a great deal (of (something)) a large amount of something. He offered me a great deal of money. Keeping the house really meant a good deal to me …   New idioms dictionary

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  • deal — deal1 W1S1 [di:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(agreement)¦ 2 a great deal 3¦(treatment)¦ 4 it s a deal 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(wood)¦ 7 a deal of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: dAl] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • deal — 1 /di:l/ verb past tense and past participle dealt /delt/ 1 also deal out (I, T) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: deal sth (out) to sb: Deal out three cards to each player. 2 (I) informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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