no questions asked
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See also: no-questions-asked
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (often hyphenated) Characterized by a pledge to make no inquiries concerning the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving an agreed benefit or performing a proposed action.
- 2010 February 4, “The End of Switzerland”, in Newsweek, retrieved 21 September 2010:
- The country quickly became famous for its no-questions-asked depositories.
Synonyms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (of an agreement, promise, etc.) Without inquiring into the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving a benefit or performing a proposed action.
- You do what I've told you to, no questions asked.
- 1993 August 30, Marguerite Michaels et al., “The U.S. Thinks So”, in Time:
- Any Muslim is allowed to enter the country without a visa, no questions asked.