to  rob  Peter  to  pay  Paul
rob
rɒb
rob
Peter
pi:tə
pitē
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="to / and" > to</abbr>
pay
peɪ
pei
Paul
pɔ:l
pawl

Definiția și sensul cuvântului „ rob Peter to pay Paul” în engleză

to rob peter to pay paul
01

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 

to [rob] Peter (to|and) [pay] Paul definition and meaning
idiom
uz vechi
Exemple
Using one credit card to pay another is just robbing Peter to pay Paul. 
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