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no strings attached

phrase
/nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/UK/noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/US

Etymology

From strings (“(figurative) conditions, limitations, restrictions”), possibly from an old prank where a money purse with a hidden string would be placed on the ground, and pulled away when someone tried to pick it up.

Definitions

  1. Without conditions or obligations

    Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

    • For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached.
    • In the present century marriage is preceded by a betrothment, gifts are usually interchanged (but with no strings attached), and a causeless withdrawal therefrom by either party is considered infamous.
    • Mr. [James Gillespie] Blaine's declination—it is always understood that we assume there is no string attached to his letter—is undoubtedly a wise move on his part.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for no strings attached. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA