Template:Did you know nominations/To rob Peter to pay Paul


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

To rob Peter to pay Paul

 * ... that to rob Peter to pay Paul means to eliminate one debt by incurring another? Source: Oxford Dictionary of English p. 1536 "rob peter to pay paul"

Created by Godsy (talk). Self-nominated at 13:05, 18 January 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good hook. That fact and the article overall is cited with reliable sources. The article is also neutral in that it explain the religious and possible secular origins of the phrase. The criteria for new article has also been met. I'm gonna say good to go, providing that the QPQ check is correct in saying that you don't need to do a QPQ.--12george1 (talk) 21:28, 18 January 2017 (UTC)