the real deal
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The genuine, authentic thing or person, not a fake.
"After years of imitators, the new chef is the real deal."
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The real deal.

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"He's the real deal," "He's the real deal," "He's the real deal,"

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He is the real deal." He's the real deal.

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But the real deal.

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Is BE really the real deal?" Be is the real deal.