no strings attached
Without conditions or obligationsWithout conditions or obligations; without a catch.
UK/nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/US/noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.
For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached.
bedingungslos, ohne Bedingungen, ohne Haken und Ösen
без всяких условийbez vsjakix uslovij
Translations
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Origin
From strings (“(figurative) conditions, limitations, restrictions”), possibly from an oldFrom 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.
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