Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words.
across the board: a deal or situation that applies to everyone.
Example:
Sales were down for the third quarter in a row, so management implemented an across-the-board pay cut of 5%.
throw money at something: to spend excessive amounts of money in order to try to solve a problem.
Example:
That company can’t solve its PR problem by throwing money at it.