Cómo Pronunciar "rob peter to pay paul"
expression
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
Definición
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.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈɹɑb/ /ˈpitɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ/ /ˈpɔɫ
Inglés Británico
ɹˈɒb/ /pˈiːtɐ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ/ /pɔːl
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
UK
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
Escucha en Contexto
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.