the real dealnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌrɪəl ˈdiːl/us/ˌriː.əl ˈdiːl/informalsomeone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have:
His performance proved he's the real deal.
the facts about something:
The booklet gives you the real deal on smoking.
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People having good qualities
- advertisement
- altruism
- angel
- be the salt of the earth idiom
- brick
- bunch
- dear
- enchant
- enchantress
- gem
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon
- poppet
- rough diamond
- saint
- salt
- softie
- sweetheart
- sweetie
- treasure
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