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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 the cradle (American, humorous)

a cradle-robber - someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner. People are always telling her she's robbing the cradle. She's ten years older than Joe.

See also: cradle