Phrase · Travel & transport
the small-print sting
noun phrase
/thuh-smawl-print-sting/
Definition
A painful, entirely avoidable discovery that hidden conditions on signage have just cost you a parking fine.
In use
“I got the small-print sting on a Saturday and came back to a ticket on the windscreen.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-smawl-print-sting/
Classification
- Life domain
- Everyday life
- Topic
- Travel & transport
History
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