2006-08-19 14:57:39 · 13 answers · asked by Sally Pepsi 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It means they are willing to do whatever is asked without looking for anything in return or no "catch". Whatever is being offered, is being given free and clear.
2006-08-19 15:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by HotSpicy_Creole 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no strings attached=no consequences, no obligation, no ties
A date with no strings attached...don't expect to see that person again.
"A little bit of trivia...where the phrase came from
This beautiful length of pure silk lining arrived yesterday. Notice, and you can see that tiny white piece of string tied on the edge... lying over the yellow table.
That string was put there by the cloth merchant, to indicate a slight flaw in the silk weave. You can only just, just see the flaw in the photo- a tiny light thin line going across the fabric, perpendicular to the string.
It was a very minor flaw, but that's how it works with the best merchants. Sometimes a piece of cloth will arrive at my door with a piece of string attached to it, and I won't be able to see the flaw unless I look VERY hard, sometimes more than once.
But these cloth merchants are extremely strict with themselves, which is how it should be.
So when I need a perfect, flawless length of cloth for a job, I'll say to the merchant, "Give me 3 metres, no strings attached."
Yes, that is where the phrase "No strings attached" comes from. And yes, it's still being used with its original meaning on Savile Row to this day."
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2006-08-19 15:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "strings attached" usually refers to a catch regrading an offer of some sort. The term is the opposite to "no stings attached," which means no catch. The saying is also applied to relationships. If someone has "strings attached", He or she may have current commitments to a relationship. So in short it means no catch. HOPE THIS HELPS.
2016-03-26 22:24:21 · answer #3 · answered by Tammie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"No strings attached" means you get what you pay for, or, you get what you are signing for. There is no loop hole or some type of clause. That is what it is.
For example: You want a t.v. There's a sale for t.v. at Circuit City or something. They have a "no strings attached" banner meaning, for 1 year, you can have this t.v. and pay monthly installments with no taxe on it. You pay for the whole t.v. within that year, that is it. They are done with you and you pay nothing else. No questions asked.
that is what a "no strings attached" literally means.
2006-08-19 15:06:50 · answer #4 · answered by uchaboo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No strings attached means that there are no emotional ties, no bonds, no expectations following, and nothing will be tied to that thing in the future. In other words, it is free from incluson of guilt or oweing the other person.
2006-08-19 15:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by Julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that they have told you everything up front,no hidden charges or unexpected surprises. But I have found that there are always some strings somewhere.
2006-08-19 15:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Billy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have no obligations to the situation or what is being said, no attachments no matter what, what ever happens happens, no commitment, etc.
2006-08-19 15:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by StayAtHome MOM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No conditions attached.
2006-08-19 15:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by flugelberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means no commitment afterwards.
2006-08-19 15:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by Yummy Mummy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means there's no catch - what you see is what you get.
2006-08-19 15:02:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋