No strings attached

//nəʊ ˌstɹɪŋz‿əˈtæt͡ʃt// phrase, slang

Definitions

Phrase
  1. 1
    Without conditions or obligations; without a catch. idiomatic, informal

    "For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached."

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.

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