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The fine print your optimism forgot to read.
means The negative consequence or drawback of something, as opposed to its benefits.
from A straightforward compound of 'down' plus 'side,' dating to the mid-20th century — literally the lower or unfavorable side of something, as opposed to its upside. It first took root in financial and economic language, describing the risk of loss or decline in a market or investment, before spreading into everyday speech as the general word for the catch, cost, or drawback lurking inside any proposal.
- risk math
- always underestimated by whoever profits upside
- etymology
- literally the lower side of a slope
- finance twin
- paired with upside, invoked far less often
- honest version
- the part the pitch deck skips