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rob Peter to pay Paul
to borrow money from one person to pay back what you owe to another person; to take money from one thing to use for something else 借新債還舊賬;拆東墻補西墻
You borrow money from me to pay the bank loan. It is like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
你跟我借錢去還銀行的貸款,這無異于拆東墻補西墻.
If the restaurant reduces price for food in order to get more customers, but in the meanwhile reduces staff's salaries in order to cut cost, it is just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
如果飯店為了招攬更多的顧客而降低食品價格,同時又降低員工薪水來減少成本,那真是拆東墻補西墻了.
