no strings attached

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.

Example Sentences

Free with no strings attached is good.

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“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.

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“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.

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O’Rourke and his group donated more than $1 million to the Texas House Democratic Caucus, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, which they said benefited all members, whether or not they left the state, and came with no strings attached, like any other political donation.

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“Land back means giving the land back to its original people with no strings attached. Let them provide their traditional knowledge to heal the land, the environment.”

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