rob Peter to pay Paul (罗布 彼得 去 付 保罗)

Idiom Finance

含义

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

从某部分拿钱来支付其他费用 (cong mou bufen na qian lai zhifu qita feiyong)

例句

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

"他们总是在抢彼得的钱去付保罗,不断地转动钱却没有任何进展。" (tamen zongshi zai **qiang bide de qian qu fu baoluo**, buduan de zhuandong qian que meiyou renhe jinzhang)