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(redirected from Robbing Peter to pay Paul)

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rob [räb]
(mining engineering)
To take out ore or coal from a mine with a view to immediate product, and not to subsequent working.


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But you are always in a situation where you are robbing Peter to pay Paul.
This is about robbing Peter to pay Paul,' Professor Lumby said.
Hypocrisy: The faith-based funding initiative is truly biblical: robbing Peter to pay Paul, stealing from people to pay churches.
 
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