Idiom
string attached
Meaning
A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This offer sounds great, but is there a string attached?”
“The company offered me a free laptop, but there was a string attached: I had to sign a three-year contract.”
“While the benefactor promised to fund the entire research project, the scientists soon discovered a hidden string attached that compromised their academic independence.”
Examples
simple
“This offer sounds great, but is there a string attached?”
contextual
“The company offered me a free laptop, but there was a string attached: I had to sign a three-year contract.”
complex
“While the benefactor promised to fund the entire research project, the scientists soon discovered a hidden string attached that compromised their academic independence.”
Origin
From no strings attached.
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