ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL


Meaning of ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL in English

{v. phr.} To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. * /Bill owed Sam a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay Sam back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul./ * /Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing Peter to pay Paul./

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