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English translation for "借东补西"

borrow from one to pay another; cut out one piece to mend another; make up a deficiency by getting funds from elsewhere; pay one debt by making another; rob one's belly to cover one's back; rob peter to pay paul; take from one person [thing] to pay another

Related Translations:
借种:  mie men can an ii jie zhong
借浦:  kariura
借项:  debit; charges◇借项凭单 debit memo; 借项清单 debit note
借记:  debitsdr. debit
不外借:  not for circulation
借兵:  set to kill
借译:  borrowing from the english language
借入和借出:  borrowed_and_lent
电力网借电:  network supply
借此机会:  take this opportunity [occasion] to; take the opportunity made available to me to
Example Sentences:
1.Bill owed sam a dollar , so he borrowed another from joe to pay sam back , he robbed peter to pay paul
比尔欠萨姆一美元,因此他从乔那里借了一美元还给了萨姆,借东补西
Similar Words:
"借调" English translation, "借调干事" English translation, "借调矩阵型" English translation, "借调某人任特殊职务" English translation, "借调人员" English translation, "借东风" English translation, "借东风-京剧、录音录象" English translation, "借东西的地下小人" English translation, "借东西的人" English translation, "借读" English translation