Como Pronunciar "rob peter to pay paul"
expression
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
Definição
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.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈɹɑb/ /ˈpitɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ/ /ˈpɔɫ
Inglês Britânico
ɹˈɒb/ /pˈiːtɐ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ/ /pɔːl
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
UK
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
Ouça em 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.