ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL

Meaning of ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL in English

move money from one part of a budget to another

If we use grocery money to buy gas, we rob Peter to pay Paul.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — deprive one person of something in order to pay another. [prob. with ref. to the saints and apostles Peter and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — ( saying ) to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — {v. phr.} To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. * …
Slang English vocab
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — {v. phr.} To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. * …
Словарь английских идиом
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — take from one person or thing to pay another When the government began to take money from education to pay …
English Idioms vocab
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — v. phr. To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. Bill …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — облагодетельствовать одного за счет другого, поддерживать одно в ущерб другому
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL — облагодетельствовать одного за счет другого, поддерживать одно в ущерб другому
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PAUL — County: Cornwall Post Code: TR19
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
PETER — Peter, Saint :One of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, he was a leader and missionary in the early church, …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PAUL — Paul Tillich (18861965), German-born U.S. theologian and philosopher. Paul Tillich says: Islam...means surrender, devotion, subjection to the divine order, and …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PAUL — I. noun Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek ~os Date: before 12th century an early Christian apostle and missionary and author …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Altgeld John Peter Behrens Peter Lawrence Peter Berra Brook Sir Peter Stephen Paul Carey …
Английский словарь Британика
PAUL — I Russian Pavel Petrovich born Oct. 1, 1754, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 23, 1801, St. Petersburg Tsar of Russia …
Английский словарь Британика
ROB — I. ˈräb verb ( robbed ; robbed ; robbing ; robs ) Etymology: Middle English robben, from Old French rober, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETER — I. ˈpēd.ə(r), -ētə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name Peter 1. slang a. : safe 1b b. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAUL — I. variant of pawl II. ˈpȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian paolo : paolo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROB — (v. t.) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, …
Английский словарь Webster
PAUL — (n.) An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
Английский словарь Webster
PAUL — (n.) See Pawl.
Английский словарь Webster
ROB — ( v. t. ) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — ( n. ) See Pawl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — ( n. ) An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROB — /rob/ , n. a male given name, form of Robert .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROB — /rob/ , v. , robbed, robbing . v.t. 1. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETER — /pee"teuhr/ , n. 1. Also called Simon Peter . died A.D. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETER — peter 1 /pee"teuhr/ , v.i. peter out 1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAY — pay 1 /pay/ , v. , paid or ( Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; paying; n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — /pawl/ for 1-3, 5; /powl/ for 4 , n. 1. Saint , died A.D. c67, a missionary and apostle to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETER — n. Saint Peter (died c. AD 67), one of the 12 Apostles; male first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAUL — n. first name; family name; one of the apostles of Jesus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PETER — I. ˈpē-tər intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1846 1. : to diminish gradually and come to an end : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid ˈpād ; also in sense 7 payed ; pay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAUL — I. ˈpȯl noun Etymology: Latin Paulus, from Greek Paulos Date: before 12th century : an early Christian apostle and missionary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROB — verb ( robbed ; rob·bing ) Etymology: Middle English robben, from Anglo-French rober, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROB — vi to take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, ·esp. by violence. 2. rob ·vt to take …
Webster English vocab
PAY — noun satisfaction; content. 2. pay ·vt to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay …
Webster English vocab
PAUL — noun ·see pawl. 2. paul ·noun an italian silver coin. ·see paolo.
Webster English vocab
PETER — ~ 1 ■ verb (usu. ~ out ) diminish or come to an end gradually. Origin C19: of unknown origin. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROB — [rob] vb robbed ; rob.bing [ME robben, fr. OF rober, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG roubon to rob--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETER — [pe.ter] vi [origin unknown] (1846) 1: to diminish gradually and come to an end: give out--usu. used with out "novelists …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAY — [pay] vb paid also in sense 7. payed ; pay.ing [ME, fr. OF paier, fr. L pacare to pacify, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAUL — [Paul] n [L Paulus, fr. Gk Paulos]: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETER — born Aug. 30, 1334, Burgos, Castile died March 23, 1369, Montiel, Fr. byname Peter The Cruel, or The Just, Spanish …
Britannica English vocabulary
PAUL — born Dec. 14, 1901, Athens died March 6, 1964, Athens king of Greece (194764) who helped his country overcome Communist …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROB — rob, Rob BrE AmE rɒb AmE rɑːb ▷ robbed rɒbd AmE rɑːbd ▷ robbing ˈrɒb ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːb ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETER — Peter, peter BrE AmE ˈpiːt ə AmE ˈpiːt̬ ə r ▷ Peter|ed d ▷ petering ˈpiːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAUL — Paul BrE AmE pɔːl pɑːl ▷ Paul's pɔːlz pɑːlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROB — / rɒb; NAmE rɑːb/ verb ( -bb- ) [ vn ] rob sb/sth (of sth) to steal money or property …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY — / peɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( paid , paid / peɪd; NAmE /) 1. pay (sb) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROB — rob S3 /rɒb $ rɑːb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle robbed , present participle robbing ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETER — I. Peter BrE AmE ⇨ rob Peter to pay Paul at ↑ rob (2) II. Peter, Saint BrE AmE the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAY — I. pay 1 S1 W1 /peɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle paid /peɪd/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAUL — I. Paul, Saint /pɔːl/ BrE AmE (?3AD-?68AD) a Christian ↑ apostle (=someone chosen by Jesus to teach and spread the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROB — v.tr. (robbed, robbing) (often foll. by of) 1 take unlawfully from, esp. by force or threat of force (robbed the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAY — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROB — v.tr. (robbed, robbing) (often foll. by of) 1 take unlawfully from, esp. by force or threat of force (robbed the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAY — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROB — v.tr. (robbed, robbing) (often foll. by of) 1. take unlawfully from, esp. by force or threat of force (robbed the …
Oxford English vocab
PAY — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due …
Oxford English vocab
PETER — If you say that someone is robbing Peter to pay Paul , you mean that they are transferring money from …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY — ( pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROB — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bank ▪ Suspended sentence ... granny who tried to rob bank escapes going to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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