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rob Peter to pay Paul in Danish

rob Peter to pay Paul in Danish

give med den ene hånd og tage med den anden
verb
(idiomatic) To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse, producing no net gain.
tage fra den ene og give til den anden
verb
(idiomatic) To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse, producing no net gain.
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