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Pay Peter Borrowed Rob Paul Debt Money Creating

Phrase/Idiom rob Peter to pay Paul
Definition If someone robs Peter to pay Paul, they pay one debt with money borrowed from someone else, thus creating another debt.
Example She borrowed from a friend to pay her overdraft. That’s a typical case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

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