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
Louna-French (Modern)
Gulnara-Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Zainab-Arabic, Urdu
Sharon['ʃærən]
LjubicaLYOO-bee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Xoel-Galician