| 单词 | rob peter to pay paul |
| 释义 | rob Peter to pay Paulphrase See full dictionary entry for PeterIf you say that someone is robbing Peter to pay Paul, you mean that they are transferring money from one group of people or place to another, rather than providing extra money. [disapproval] Sometimes he was moving money from one account to another, robbing Peter to pay Paul. rob Peter to pay Paul in American English to pay a debt, obligation, etc. by creating or leaving unpaid another rob Peter to pay Paulto use money meant for paying off one debt to pay off a different debt and so still be in debt His mortgages ran into arrears and he borrowed from loan companies. He started robbingPeter to pay Paul. |
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