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(idiomatic) Unstated or downplayed catches, limitations, caveats, restrictions, or requirements.

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strings attached

Source Word

strings attached

idiomatic plural plural-only

(idiomatic) Unstated or downplayed catches, limitations, caveats, restrictions, or requirements.

Japanese Meaning

隠れた（控えめに表現された）条件や制約、要件が内在している状態 / 何かを得るために必要な見えない付随条件、一種の譲歩が求められる状況

She accepted the scholarship, but there were a few strings attached.

彼女は奨学金を受け入れたが、いくつかの隠れた条件があった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Unstated or downplayed catches, limitations, caveats, restrictions, or requirements.

They were advertising free television sets, but there were a lot of strings attached.