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1 Тришкин кафтан
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2 облагодетельствовать одного за счёт другого
General subject: rob Peter to pay Paul, rob Peter to pay PaulУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > облагодетельствовать одного за счёт другого
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3 Тришкин кафтан
Set phrase: rob Peter to pay Paul (поддерживать что-либо или кого-либо в ущерб другому; взять у одного, чтобы отдать другому: I owed Irina $50, so I borrowed from Igor. I robbed Peter to pay Paul.) -
4 тришкин кафтан
Set phrase: rob Peter to pay Paul (поддерживать что-либо или кого-либо в ущерб другому; взять у одного, чтобы отдать другому: I owed Irina $50, so I borrowed from Igor. I robbed Peter to pay Paul.) -
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(И. Крылов) ирон.Trishka's coat; smth. is patched up (fig.) at the expense of smth. else; cf. rob one's belly to cover one's back; rob Peter to pay PaulОни подвели итоги дня и, как тришкин кафтан латая сегодняшние потери в полку, обсудили, кого и куда переместить, чтобы заткнуть все дыры. (К. Симонов, Живые и мёртвые) — They were summing up the day's action, patching up the day's losses in the regiment and discussing whom to send where so as to plug the gaps.
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6 поддерживать одно в ущерб другому
Makarov: rob Peter to pay PaulУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > поддерживать одно в ущерб другому
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7 помогать одному за счёт другого
Australian slang: rob Peter to pay PaulУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > помогать одному за счёт другого
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8 К-104
ТРИШКИН КАФТАН NP sing only fixed WOa situation in which rectifying one inadequacy, defect etc results in another inadequacy, defect etcrob(bing) Peter to pay Paul.From Ivan Krylov's fable "Trishka's Coat" («Тришкин кафтан»), 1815, in which Trishka attempts to patch his old coat by first cutting off a quarter of the sleeves to cover the elbows and then having to cut off the flaps and tails to lengthen the sleeves. -
9 Тришкин кафтан
[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ a situation in which rectifying one inadequacy, defect etc results in another inadequacy, defect etc:- rob(bing) Peter to pay Paul.—————← From Ivan Krylov's fable "Trishka's Coat" ("Тришкин кафтан"), 1815, in which Trishka attempts to patch his old coat by first cutting off a quarter of the sleeves to cover the elbows and then having to cut off the flaps and tails to lengthen the sleeves.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Тришкин кафтан
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rob Peter to pay Paul — 1. To deprive one person in order to satisfy another 2. To raise a loan to pay off a debt • • • Main Entry: ↑rob * * * rob Peter to pay Paul phrase to take money that was intended for one particular thing and spend it on something else Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
rob Peter to pay Paul — {v. phr.} To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. * /Bill owed Sam a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay Sam back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul./ * /Trying to study a lesson for one class… … Dictionary of American idioms
rob Peter to pay Paul — {v. phr.} To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. * /Bill owed Sam a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay Sam back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul./ * /Trying to study a lesson for one class… … Dictionary of American idioms
rob peter to pay paul — If you rob Peter to pay Paul, you try to solve one problem, but create another in doing so, often through short term planning … The small dictionary of idiomes
rob Peter to pay Paul — ► rob Peter to pay Paul deprive one person of something in order to pay another. [ORIGIN: probably with reference to the saints and apostles Peter and Paul; the allusion is uncertain.] Main Entry: ↑rob … English terms dictionary
rob Peter to pay Paul — If you rob Peter to pay Paul, you try to solve one problem, but create another in doing so, often through short term planning. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone robs Peter to pay Paul, they pay one debt with money borrowed… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rob Peter to pay Paul — move money from one part of a budget to another If we use grocery money to buy gas, we rob Peter to pay Paul … English idioms
Rob Peter to pay Paul — If you rob Peter to pay Paul, you try to solve one problem, but create another in doing so, often through short term planning … Dictionary of English idioms
rob\ Peter\ to\ pay\ Paul — v. phr. To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. Bill owed Sam a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay Sam back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul. Trying to study a lesson for one class during… … Словарь американских идиом
rob Peter to pay Paul — take from one person or thing to pay another When the government began to take money from education to pay for the medical system it was like robbing Peter to pay Paul … Idioms and examples
rob Peter to pay Paul — verb To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse,… … Wiktionary