Idiom
manoeuvre the apostles
Meaning
To rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money from one person to pay another.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is always manoeuvring the apostles to pay his monthly bills.”
“Instead of fixing his budget, he keeps manoeuvring the apostles, which only makes his debt grow larger.”
“Caught in a cycle of financial desperation, he spent his days manoeuvring the apostles, shifting funds between creditors in a futile attempt to maintain his lifestyle.”
Examples
simple
“He is always manoeuvring the apostles to pay his monthly bills.”
contextual
“Instead of fixing his budget, he keeps manoeuvring the apostles, which only makes his debt grow larger.”
complex
“Caught in a cycle of financial desperation, he spent his days manoeuvring the apostles, shifting funds between creditors in a futile attempt to maintain his lifestyle.”
Key words
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