blank cheque

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Their power, the authors argue, explains why the Obama team chose the “blank cheque” option for dealing with the financial crisis.
作者認(rèn)爲(wèi)，他們的力量解釋了爲(wèi)什麼奧巴馬團隊會選用“空頭支票”來應(yīng)對金融危機。
Obama, who a fortnight ago called on Bush and the Congress to help carmakers, sided yesterday with congressional leaders. "We cannot just write a blank cheque to the auto industry, " he said.
兩周之前號召佈什和國會幫助汽車業(yè)者的奧巴馬，昨天站在了國會的一邊，他說，“我們不能衹給汽車行業(yè)一張空白支票?！?/li>
We have signed a blank cheque on the public purse.
我們已經(jīng)簽了一張國庫的空白支票。

a cheque that has been signed but does not yet have the amount of money written on it

AM blank check
If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to do what they think is best in a particular situation.