Fine idioms
The fine print. Small text in a contract. Apparently Google didn’t read the fine print about competition law.A fine mess. Chaos or confusion. See: Trump’s foreign visits, Brexit, the Champs-Elysées after the World Cup final.
Definitions
Fine: quite well, good.Ex. I feel fine today.
Fine: thin, of excellent quality, delicate.
Ex. Fine sand, fine wine, fine cotton.
Also
A fine: a financial penalty.
To fine: to penalize monetarily.
Ex: see next section.
Fines in the news
This month, Google (motto: “Don’t be evil”) was fined €4.34bn by the EU for imposing their search engine on smartphones.There’s a fine line between being a profitable tech giant and a greedy imperialistic monster.
Fine tech
😃 Google is free.😢 You pay with your personal data.
😃 Apple is user-friendly.
😢 You pay an arm and a leg.
😃 Facebook connects people.
😢 Your uncle sent me a friend request.
😃 Amazon ships everything.
😢 Your local shops are closing.
Fine with you?
Definitions
Fine: quite well, good.Ex. I feel fine today.
Fine: thin, of excellent quality, delicate.
Ex. Fine sand, fine wine, fine cotton.
Also
A fine: a financial penalty.
To fine: to penalize monetarily.
Ex: see next section.
Fines in the news
This month, Google (motto: “Don’t be evil”) was fined €4.34bn by the EU for imposing their search engine on smartphones.There’s a fine line between being a profitable tech giant and a greedy imperialistic monster.
Fine idioms
The fine print. Small text in a contract. Apparently Google didn’t read the fine print about competition law.A fine mess. Chaos or confusion. See: Trump’s foreign visits, Brexit, the Champs-Elysées after the World Cup final.
Fine tech
😃 Google is free.😢 You pay with your personal data.
😃 Apple is user-friendly.
😢 You pay an arm and a leg.
😃 Facebook connects people.
😢 Your uncle sent me a friend request.
😃 Amazon ships everything.
😢 Your local shops are closing.
Fine with you?
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