no strings attached

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, has given away billions to causes from higher education to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, often with no strings attached.

From The Wall Street Journal

Revisiting the special 30 years later, it’s still impressive to see a fast-paced, puppet-centric explosively creative take on Hanukkah — no strings attached.

From Los Angeles Times

Free with no strings attached is good.

From MarketWatch

“The point with equity stakes is that the president is making sure the taxpayer isn’t needlessly giving out money with no strings attached,” said a White House official, who called any financial returns to taxpayers an “ancillary benefit” to national security interests.

From Barron's

“The point with equity stakes is that the president is making sure the taxpayer isn’t needlessly giving out money with no strings attached,” said a White House official, who called any financial returns to taxpayers an “ancillary benefit” to national security interests.

From Barron's

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