to rob peter to pay paul
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to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue
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Idiom
Old use
例
Robbing Peter and paying Paul never works, but I guess you have to learn it the hard way.
He's robbing Peter to pay Paul by using his credit card to cover his rent.
