throw money at

throw money at something

to try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money on it, instead of trying to solve it by other methods. It's no good just throwing money at the problem. We need to change the way the prison system is run.

See also: money, throw

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throw money at something

to spend money in the belief that money alone will solve a problem. Many people agree that throwing money at education has not produced great results.

See also: money, throw