We, collectively, are robbing Peter to pay Paul,

There's some new money here, but it's not a huge amount. They've been robbing Peter to pay Paul.

To rob Peter to pay Paul

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

It was a ticking bomb, a house of cards ready to fall, and finally Peter couldn't pay Paul anymore.

I know who's got the cast of that and I'll pay for that. He was a great symbol of some great things that took place at one time at Drake.