كيف تنطق "rob peter to pay paul"

expression

RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL

rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL

التعريف

To solve a problem or pay a debt by creating another problem or moving debt elsewhere; fixing one thing by neglecting or harming something else.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɹɑb/ /ˈpitɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ/ /ˈpɔɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɹˈɒb/ /pˈiːtɐ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ/ /pɔːl

أمريكي

RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL

بريطاني

rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL

Paying for rent by using your credit card is just rob Peter to pay Paul.

If you borrow from your savings to pay bills, you rob Peter to pay Paul.

That plan is just rob Peter to pay Paul; it won't solve anything in the long run.

We're just rob Peter to pay Paul if we take money from marketing to pay for new equipment.