throw money at somethinginformalSPEND MONEYSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM to try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money but without really thinking about the problem 大量花钱〔以解决某个问题,但没经过深思熟虑〕 The problem cannot be solved by throwing money at it. 这个问题靠砸钱是解决不了的。
throw money at something• Combs said he did not see a man throwing money at him, an incident that the prosecution says sparked the clash.• Labour would throw money at industry.• Even so, Clinton is not exactly throwing money at the illiteracy problem.
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