What’s the Deal?
1) = How are you?/ what’s up? (informal greeting)
2) = please explain the situation/ problem/ plan
Ex: So, “what’s the deal?” How have you been? = tell me about your life (informal)
Ex: Sara hasn’t been to work in a week. “What’s the deal?” = what’s the problem
Ex: So “what’s the deal” for dinner tonight? Are we eating at home or going out to eat? = what’s the plan
* When you say “what’s the deal?” to a person or about a person it has a negative meaning. (“Why are you/ they acting that way?”) You can also say “what’s his/her/your deal?”
Ex: “What’s the deal with John?” He’s been acting strange recently.
Ex: “What’s your deal?” You’re always acting rude to me.
