magic money tree

English

Noun

magic money tree (plural magic money trees)

1. Synonym of money tree (an imaginary tree from which money can be plucked).
   • 2022 October 19, Christian Wolmar, “HS2 must reach Birmingham... but what happens then?”, in RAIL, number 968, page 38:

     I'm afraid that this argument is wrong on two counts. Firstly, there is no magic money tree. Yes, the Government can create money to pay for things, and it should not be viewed as a big household which has to balance its books.