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rob Peter to pay Paul

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rob Peter to pay Paul
Fig. to take or borrow from one in order to give or pay something owed to another. Why borrow money to pay your bills? That's just robbing Peter to pay Paul. There's no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul. You will still be in debt.
See also: pay, peter, rob
rob Peter to pay Paul
to borrow money from someone in order to give to someone else the money that you already owe them Then I'd take out another loan to pay my debts, robbing Peter to pay Paul.
See also: pay, peter, rob
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