From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrow money at somethingthrow 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 The problem cannot be solved by throwing money at it. → throw
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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. 