Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
No strings attached.
English answer:
with no obligation
Added to glossary by
RHELLER
May 2, 2002 17:41
22 yrs ago
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English term
sick
No strings attached.
Non-PRO
English
Other
Phone call with no strings attached.
Responses
| 5 +23 | with no obligation |
RHELLER
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| 4 +6 | with no obligations |
Bill Greendyk
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| 5 +3 | without limiting or hidden conditions/intentions |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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| 4 +2 | without a hidden agenda |
John Kinory (X)
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| 5 -1 | Without any small print |
5Q
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| 4 | with no ulterior motive |
jerrie
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Responses
+23
6 mins
Selected
with no obligation
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
+6
7 mins
Bill Greendyk
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Literature and lyrics true to original!
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
Related KudoZ points
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24
with no obligations
In this sense, I would see it that the recipient of the phone call is not obligated to agree to purchase something or commit to anything else on the part of the caller.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
depgrl (X)
2 mins
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Fuad Yahya
15 mins
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Thanks, Fuad!
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| agree |
Andrea Bullrich
: :-)
21 mins
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Thanks, Andrea!
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| agree |
athena22
26 mins
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| agree |
BBW,linguist (X)
1 day 20 hrs
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
3 days 14 hrs
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-1
34 mins
Without any small print
More imaginative than without obligation and more 'contractual', although may be at odds with the oral situation of a phone call. Alternatively: 'without any hidden clauses'
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Maria Knorr
: It works but not in the context of the phone call
1 hr
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| disagree |
Terence Riley
: Sorry. That strikes me as a misuse of the idiom.
12 hrs
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Misuse is a bit harsh. If I tell you to read the small print before signing, it means look a little closer to find the hitches, the hidden clauses, the conditions, the strings attached.
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+3
36 mins
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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12
without limiting or hidden conditions/intentions
This is in line with the definition given by Websters.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stanislaw Watson Zajaczkowski (X)
18 mins
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Thanks, Stanislaw!
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| agree |
Andrea Bullrich
: also "it's safe to call me, I won't ask you to marry me"
31 mins
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Thanks, Andrea.!
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| agree |
Roberto Cavalcanti
21 hrs
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Thanks, Robcav
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+2
1 hr
John Kinory (X)
John Kinory (X)
One-stop Hebrew language services
Works in: English to Hebrew, German to English, Hebrew to English, and 3 more.
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Related KudoZ points
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48
without a hidden agenda
I have already agreed with Rita's answer; but if we are out on an imaginative limb, this may work in some (far-fetched) situations :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tatiana Neroni (X)
1 hr
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Thanks
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| agree |
ivw (X)
2 hrs
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Thanks
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1 hr
with no ulterior motive
Agree with Rita in a business/telesales context.
On a personal level it is more a case of "I'm phoning just because I want a chat, it doesn't mean I want a favour/want a relationship/want to cause any trouble etc"
Just phoning to say 'hi!'
On a personal level it is more a case of "I'm phoning just because I want a chat, it doesn't mean I want a favour/want a relationship/want to cause any trouble etc"
Just phoning to say 'hi!'
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