"string attached" meaning in All languages combined

See string attached on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-string attached.ogg Forms: strings attached [plural]
Etymology: From no strings attached. Head templates: {{en-noun|strings attached}} string attached (plural strings attached)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement Tags: idiomatic, in-plural
    Sense id: en-string_attached-en-noun-xXWxgPQm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "They were advertising free television sets, but there were a lot of strings attached.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 January 24, Christian Wolmar, “What could Labour do to reverse the rail reform agenda?”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 47:",
          "text": "As I write this, drivers' union ASLEF has announced yet another series of one-day strikes, because ministers are stupidly insisting that the modest below-inflation pay rise they have offered drivers still comes with strings attached over working conditions.",
          "type": "quote"
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        [
          "catch",
          "catch"
        ],
        [
          "limitation",
          "limitation"
        ],
        [
          "caveat",
          "caveat"
        ],
        [
          "restriction",
          "restriction"
        ],
        [
          "requirement",
          "requirement"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "in-plural"
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    {
      "form": "strings attached",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        ],
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        [
          "requirement",
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        ]
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        "(idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A condition, catch, limitation, caveat, restriction, or requirement"
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        "idiomatic",
        "in-plural"
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