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

There were no strings attached and they could use the money however they saw fit.

From Los Angeles Times

MacKenzie Scott donated $15 million, no strings attached, in 2022.

From Seattle Times

Why not actually fund a community’s self-determination with no strings attached?

From Seattle Times

Speaker Mike Johnson pledged Saturday that the House would hold a vote next week on legislation to speed $17.6 billion in security assistance to Israel with no strings attached, a move likely to complicate Senate leaders’ efforts to rally support for a broader package with border security measures and aid to Ukraine.

From New York Times

El Kholti recalls his response: “I offered to put our infrastructure at her disposal, no strings attached. The mainstream presses have made an effort to be more inclusive of queer writers in the last few years, and that’s great. But Michelle will publish things that no one else would.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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