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.
作者认为，他们的力量解释了为什么奥巴马团队会选用“空头支票”来应对金融危机。
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.
两周之前号召布什和国会帮助汽车业者的奥巴马，昨天站在了国会的一边，他说，“我们不能只给汽车行业一张空白支票。”
We have signed a blank cheque on the public purse.
我们已经签了一张国库的空白支票。

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.