the real deal
noun [S] informalDefinition
› someone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have: His performance proved he's the real deal.People having good qualitiesGood and excellent things › the facts about something: The booklet gives you the real deal on smoking.Information and messages
(Definition of the real deal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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