Money & finance

the small print

easily missed detailed terms

The small print is the detailed information in a contract or agreement that people may not notice at first.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Can I cancel the subscription whenever I want?

Check the small print before you assume that.

Play the conversation

The offer looked cheap, but the small print included a large cancellation fee.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Read the fine printings before you sign.

Say: Read the small print before you sign.

The fixed expression is “the small print,” not “fine printings.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

read/check the small print; be in the small print; the small print says...

Your turn: say it out loud

The offer looked cheap, but the small print included a large cancellation fee.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

the small print

easily missed detailed terms

“The offer looked cheap, but the small print included a large cancellation fee.”

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