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unclothe$86621$ - translation to spanish
unclothe
v. desnudar, desvestir; desnudarse, desvestirse
rob Peter to pay Paul
![A [[stained glass]] depiction of Saints Peter and Paul](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Central City, Kentucky) - stained glass, St. Peter and St. Paul.jpg?width=200 "A [[stained glass]] depiction of Saints Peter and Paul")
SAYING
To unclothe Peter to clothe Paul; To borrow from Peter to pay Paul; Rob Peter to pay Paul; Robbing Peter to pay Paul; Unclothe Peter to clothe Paul; Unclothing Peter to clothe Paul; Borrow from Peter to pay Paul; Maneuvering the Apostles; Maneuver the Apostles; To strip Peter to clothe Paul; Strip Peter to clothe Paul; Stripping Peter to clothe Paul; To plunder Peter to pay Paul; Plunder Peter to pay Paul; Plundering Peter to pay Paul; Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul; By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul; Robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul; Rob selected Peter to pay for collective Paul
= desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro, desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro, pan para hoy y hambre para mañana
Ex: Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Ex: Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Definition
rob Peter to pay Paul
deprive one person of something in order to pay another. [prob. with ref. to the saints and apostles Peter and Paul.]
