Rob Peter To Pay Paul Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Rob Peter To Pay Paul Idiom mean?

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rob Peter to pay Paul What does rob Peter to pay Paul mean?	to take from one person or thing to pay another	When the government began to take money from the education system to pay for the medical system it was like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
rob Peter to pay Paul What does rob Peter to pay Paul mean?	to take from someone or something in order to give to someone or something else, to pay one debt by getting another debt	The man was robbing Peter to pay Paul when he borrowed money to pay for his credit card debt.
rob Peter to pay Paul What does rob Peter to pay Paul mean?	to take something from one person or thing to pay another	When the government began to take money from the education system to pay for the medical system it was like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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Good antennae What does "Good antennae" mean?	Someone with good antennae is good at detecting things.

pay the piper What does "pay the piper" mean?	face the consequences for something you've done.	"I stayed up too late tonight. Tomorrow I'll have topay the piper."
break out What does "break out" mean?	to become widespread suddenly	An influenza epidemic broke out last month. A fire broke out in the old building.
come down What does "come down" mean?	disappointment; letdown
topsy-turvy What does "topsy-turvy" mean?	to be upside down, to be in disarray	My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean it up.
nine-to-five attitude What does "nine-to-five attitude" mean?	an attitude towards work where someone does not do anything beyond the minimum that is required of him or her	The man has a nine-to-five attitude and he is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.
skin (someone) alive What does "skin (someone) alive" mean?	to scold someone angrily, to spank or beat someone	The woman told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.

per head What does "per head" mean?	for one person, for one individual (used for counting people or animals like cattle)	The tickets cost only a small amount of money per head.
put one's money where one's mouth is What does "put one's money where one's mouth is" mean?	to stop saying that you will do something and actually do it	The man always talks about helping other people but he never does anything. We finally told him to put his money where his mouth is and do something.
Put your foot in it What does "Put your foot in it" mean?	If you put your foot in it, you do or say something embarrassing and tactless or get yourself into trouble.
hole in the wall What does "hole in the wall" mean?	a small place to live/work/visit, a small hidden (often inferior) place	We went for a drink at a hole in the wall near the university last night.

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Rob Peter To Pay Paul Idiom