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rob Peter to pay Paul

rob Peter to pay Paul (rob piter to pey paul)

Idiom Finance

Meaning

to take money from one part of something in order to pay for something else

tomar dinero de una parte de algo para pagar por algo más (tomar dinero de una parte de algo para pagar por algo mas)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"They're always robbing Peter to pay Paul, moving money around without making any progress."

"Siempre están robando a Pedro para pagar a Pablo, moviendo dinero sin hacer ningún progreso." (siempre estan **robando a pedro para pagar a pablo**, moviendo dinero sin hacer ningun progreso)

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