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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no strings attached

The Pentagon wants Anthropic to hand over its A.I. with no strings attached.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

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 ● Feb. 21, 2026

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 ● Dec. 15, 2025

A spokesperson for Delta said the money offer had no strings attached and did not affect customers' rights.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

In my job, I knew that pure kindness, with no strings attached, was pretty rare.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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