"rob peter to pay paul" 怎么发音
expression
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
释义
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.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɹɑb/ /ˈpitɝ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpeɪ/ /ˈpɔɫ
英式英语
ɹˈɒb/ /pˈiːtɐ/ /tˈuː/ /pˈeɪ/ /pɔːl
简化发音
美式
RAHB PEE-ter tuh PAY PAWL
英式
rob PEE-ter too PAY PAWL
语境中听
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.