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4 +2 | rob Peter to pay Paul |
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4 | to shif a debt > |
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3 +1 | nail drives out nail |
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3 | scrape by |
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3 | dig a hole to fill a hole |
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rob Peter to pay Paul Explanation: I think this is the closest we can get. See this description: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/rob Peter to pay Paul => to borrow money from someone in order to give to someone else the money that you already owe them. "Then I'd take out another loan to pay my debts, robbing Peter to pay Paul." You suggested you would end up with a wedge in. In this case it's the same. You would end up in a debt anyway, except for the fact that you don't owe the money to Paul anymore but to Peter. You're not actually robbing anyone - you're just borrowing money from one person to give it to another person. (Which seems to be quite a favorite activity in the Czech Republic) :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 59 mins (2008-04-10 14:17:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- All dictionaries I've checked offer this version as the equivalent for the Czech saying. |
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42 mins confidence:
2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
4 hrs confidence:
11 hrs confidence:
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