here's the deal

phrase

Here is what is happening; this is the situation; this is what is going on.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. informalslangHere 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)
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APA

here's the deal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here's%20the%20deal

MLA

“here's the deal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here's%20the%20deal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “here's the deal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/here's%20the%20deal.

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