throw money at something

throw money at something

try to solve a problem by recklessly spending more money on it, without due consideration of what is required.
See also: money, something, throw
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

throw ˈmoney at something

(disapproving) spend a lot of money trying to do something which will probably not succeed: They threw money at the business, but it failed in its first year. The government throws money at social problems but it doesn’t do much good.
See also: money, something, throw
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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, something, throw
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • color of someone's money, see the
  • budget
  • budget (something) for (something)
  • budget for
  • cash flow problem
  • a cash flow problem
  • be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
  • be burning a hole in your pocket
  • funny money
  • come into money
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