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поддерживать одно в ущерб другому, взять у одного, чтобы отдать другому; облагодетельствовать одного за счёт другого; отдать одни долги, сделав новые (ср. Тришкин кафтан)It is obvious that this was merely a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. There was no real clearing up of the outstanding debt. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XVI) — Было ясно, что взять у одного для того, чтобы уплатить другому, - это не способ избавиться от большого долга.
In the usual Wall Street high finance style he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, that is, he was using the moneys of one corporation which he controlled to bolster up any of the others which he controlled... (Th. Dreiser, ‘Twelve Men’, ‘Vanity, Vanity’) — Конечно, он прибегал к тем же приемам, к которым прибегали все прочие крупные финансисты Уолл-стрит и грабил Джека, чтобы расплатиться с Джо, то есть, иными словами, использовал деньги одного из своих концернов для того, чтобы поправить дела другого...
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пoддepживaть oднo в ущepб дpугoму; взять у oднoгo, чтoбы oтдaть дpугoму; oблaгoдeтeльcтвoвaть oднoгo зa cчёт дpугoгo; oтдaть oдни дoлги, cдeлaв нoвыe (cp. тpишкин кaфтaн)It is obvious that this was merely a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. There was no real clearing up of the outstanding debt (Th. Dreiser). In the usual Wall Street high finance style he was robbing Peter to pay Paul, that is, he was using the moneys of one corporation which he controlled to bolster up any of the others which he controlled (Th. Dreiser) -
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1) Общая лексика: облагодетельствовать одного за счёт другого, облагодетельствовать одного за счёт другого2) Австралийский сленг: помогать одному за счёт другого3) Пословица: Тришкин кафтан (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) Макаров: поддерживать одно в ущерб другому -
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облагодетельствовать одного за счет другого, поддерживать одно в ущерб другому -
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to borrow from one to give to another; занять у одного, чтобы расплатиться с другим, т.е. все так же в долгу;English-Russian mini useful dictionary > rob Peter to pay Paul
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English-Russian australian expression > rob Peter to pay Paul
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12 rob peter and pay paul.
[proverb]கடைத் தேங்காயை எடுத்து வழிப் பிள்ளையாருக்கு உடை -
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Ali'nin külahini Veli'ye, Veli'nin külahini Ali'ye giydirmek -
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to rob Peter to pay Pauldespir um santo para vestir outro. -
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1 [thief] voler [person] ; dévaliser [bank, shop, train] ; to be robbed of sth se faire voler qch ; to rob the till voler de l'argent dans la caisse ;2 ( deprive) to rob sb of sth priver qn de qch.to rob Peter to pay Paul déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul ; to rob sb blind escroquer qn. -
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∎ to rob sb of sth voler ou dérober qch à qn; (deprive) priver qn de qch;∎ when we got back we found that we had been robbed en rentrant, on a découvert qu'on avait été cambriolés;∎ I've been robbed of my wallet! on m'a volé mon portefeuille!;∎ someone has robbed the till! on a volé l'argent de la caisse!∎ to rob sb of sth priver qn de qch;∎ the immigrants were robbed of their rights les immigrés ont été privés de leurs droits;∎ the illness had robbed him of his good looks la maladie lui avait fait perdre sa beauté;∎ the team was robbed of its victory l'équipe s'est vue ravir la victoire;∎ we were robbed! (after match) on nous a volé la victoire!;∎ to rob Peter to pay Paul déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul2 noun∎ to go on the rob aller chaparder -
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rob [rɒb] v1) гра́бить; обкра́дывать2) отнима́ть; лиша́ть (чего-л.);to rob smb. of his rights лиши́ть кого́-л. прав
3) горн. вести́ очи́стны́е рабо́ты; хи́щнически выраба́тывать (бога́тую) руду́◊to rob the cradle совраща́ть младе́нца
;to rob Peter to pay Paul облагоде́тельствовать одного́ за счёт друго́го
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rob [rɒb] v1) гра́бить; обкра́дывать2) отнима́ть; лиша́ть (чего-л.);to rob smb. of his rights лиши́ть кого́-л. прав
3) горн. вести́ очи́стны́е рабо́ты; хи́щнически выраба́тывать (бога́тую) руду́◊to rob the cradle совраща́ть младе́нца
;to rob Peter to pay Paul облагоде́тельствовать одного́ за счёт друго́го
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robpast tense, past participle - robbed; verb1) (to steal from (a person, place etc): He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed!) rane; plyndre2) ((with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of: An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21.) ta fra, berøve for•- robber- robberyrøveverb \/rɒb\/rane, plyndre, frarøvebe robbed (britisk slang, spøkefullt) tape ufortjent• the City-supporters agreed: they were robbed against Unitedrob Peter to pay Paul ta fra den ene og gi til den andrerob someone of something stjele noe fra noen, plyndre noen for noerob the cradle gå på barnerov
См. также в других словарях:
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