"buy your way out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 花钱摆脱

Definition

如果你花钱摆脱某事，就是通过付钱来避免本应承担的问题、责任或惩罚，而不是按照正常方式处理。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个带有负面色彩的非正式表达，通常用来批评有人用钱逃避后果。常与“buy your way out of jail”或“buy your way out of trouble”等搭配。不是指正常购物或诚实支付。

Examples

He tried to buy his way out of trouble by paying the police.

他试图通过送钱给警察来**花钱摆脱**麻烦。

Some people think you can buy your way out of any mistake.

有些人认为你可以**花钱摆脱**任何错误。

You can't always buy your way out of responsibility.

你不可能总是**花钱摆脱**责任。

The rich often buy their way out when they get into legal trouble.

有钱人遇到法律问题时，经常会**花钱摆脱**。

Money can't always buy your way out of a bad situation, no matter how much you have.

无论你有多少钱，钱不一定总能**让你花钱摆脱**困境。

He thought he could just buy his way out and avoid all the drama, but it didn't work.

他以为自己只要**花钱摆脱**就能避免所有麻烦，但并没有成功。