英语词汇“rob Peter to pay Paul”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rob Peter to pay Paul

Take something away from one person to pay another; discharge one debt only to incur another: mainstream funding for the college was a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, reducing the budget all around for other colleges...

It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’
He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul.
"While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul."

Probably with reference to the saints and apostles Peter and Paul; the allusion is uncertain, the phrase often showing variations such as 'unclothe Peter and clothe Paul', 'borrow from Peter …', etc.

See parent entry: rob

单词	rob Peter to pay Paul
释义	rob Peter to pay Paul Take something away from one person to pay another; discharge one debt only to incur another: mainstream funding for the college was a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, reducing the budget all around for other colleges... It is an example of that adage of politics: ‘Any program that robs Peter to pay Paul will have the enthusiastic support of Paul.’ He described the move, which involves taking €20m from the third-level capital programme for this year, as robbing Peter to pay Paul. "While it has been great for local staff to have the opportunity to move up the ranks, it's been a situation of robbing Peter to pay Paul." Probably with reference to the saints and apostles Peter and Paul; the allusion is uncertain, the phrase often showing variations such as 'unclothe Peter and clothe Paul', 'borrow from Peter …', etc. See parent entry: rob
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