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no strings attached
Idioms and Phrases
Without conditions or restrictions, as in They give each of the children $10,000 a year with no strings attached . This expression dates from the mid-1900s, although string in the sense of “a limitation†has been used since the late 1800s.Example Sentences
Tay said the money from the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce was a gift — no strings attached.
Congress passed a$100-billion disaster relief bill after the hurricanes, no strings attached.
A spokesperson for Delta said the money offer had no strings attached and did not affect customers' rights.
Ideally I could get dressed up once a week and go to a great restaurant or experience something fun in the city with zero expectations for the future and no strings attached.
Gratitude seemed like a low-stakes way to restart the conversation: a quiet thank-you here and there, no strings attached.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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