strings attached

慣用表現複数形複数形のみ

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

日本語の意味

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。

意味（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.