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string attached

string attached noun: a condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement.

Noun

string attached (plural strings attached)

  1. (idiomatic, in plural) A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement
    • I'll get you that new video game that you want so badly, but there's a string attached; you must also clean your room at least once a week.
    • They were advertising free television sets, but there were a lot of strings attached.

Forms of string attached

pluralstrings attached

Origin of string attached

From no strings attached.

Questions about string attached

What does string attached mean?
String attached means a condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement.
What part of speech is string attached?
String attached is a noun.
What is the plural of string attached?
The plural of string attached is strings attached.

Words near string attached in the dictionary

  1. strinds
  2. Strine
  3. Strines
  4. string
  5. string along
  6. string attached
  7. string band
  8. string bands
  9. string bass
  10. string basses
  11. string bassist

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