senza se e senza ma

Italian

Alternative forms

• senza se e ma

Etymology

Literally, “without if and without but.”

Prepositional phrase

senza se e senza ma

1. no ifs and buts; no strings attached
   • 2020, Masterchef Italia, season 9, episode 16, spoken by Giada Meloni:

     Magari non avremmo vinto; loro non sarebbero sù. Senza se e senza ma.

     Maybe we would not have won; they would not be up there. No ifs and buts about it.