no strings attached

nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt

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#1·14h ago

(idiomatic, originally, US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached.

Origin: From strings, 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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