throw money at something



throw money at something

tv. to try to solve a problem by spending money on it. (Often said of the U.S. federal government.) This agency has thrown billions at the housing problem, but it has been nothing but a long-term disaster.
See also: money, throw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SampoSAHM-po (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
FreyjaFRAY-ah (Norse Mythology)Icelandic, Norse Mythology
CÉSarTHE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish)French, Spanish, Portuguese
Can-Turkish
Maxen-Welsh (Anglicized)
Amalasuintha-Ancient Germanic