no strings attached
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no strings attached
- /nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ UK
- /noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ US
Rhymes with -ætʃt
Where it comes from
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.
phrase no string attached · NSA
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Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.
For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached.
Similar: unconditionally, ziplessly
Translations
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phrase without conditions or obligations
| Español | sin ataduras, sin compromiso, sin condiciones |
|---|---|
| Français | sans contrepartie |
| Deutsch | bedingungslos, ohne Bedingungen, ohne Haken und Ösen, ohne jegliche Verpflichtung, vollkommen unverbindlich |
| Italiano | senza se e senza ma |
| Русский | без всяких условий bez vsjakix uslovij |
| Tiếng Việt | rộng cẳng |
Talk about this word "no strings attached." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/no%20strings%20attached. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. no strings attached. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/no%20strings%20attached "no strings attached." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/no%20strings%20attached.Cite this
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title = {no strings attached},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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