no strings attached

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ (General American) IPA(key): /noʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt/ Rhymes: -ætʃt Hyphenation: no strings at‧tached === Phrase === no strings attached (idiomatic, originally US, informal) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch. Synonyms: unconditionally, ziplessly ==== Alternative forms ==== no string attached (rare) NSA (initialism) ==== Derived terms ==== no strings (adverb, noun) no-strings-attached (adjective) string attached ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== no questions asked quid pro quo pull the strings === References === === Further reading === No Strings Attached on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “no strings attached” under “string, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2024. “no strings attached, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.