Translation of "rob Peter to pay Paul" in Russian

Translations

перекладывать с одного места на другое

By taking money from the maintenance budget to pay for the new project, they were just robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Беря деньги из бюджета на обслуживание для оплаты нового проекта, они просто перекладывали с одного места на другое.

Definitions

To take money or resources from one person or account to pay another, often resulting in a cycle of debt or financial instability, rather than solving the underlying problem.

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