单词 | rob Peter to pay Paul |
释义 | rob Peter to pay Paul phrase See full dictionary entry for Peter If you say that someone is robbing Peter to pay Paul, you mean that they are transferring money from one group of people or place to another, rather than providing extra money. [disapproval] Sometimes he was moving money from one account to another, robbing Peter to pay Paul. |
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