"Resources are moved around; Peter is robbed to pay Paul."

"They're taking from Peter to pay Paul, and the process is unfair."

You more or less take from Peter to pay Paul.

He takes money from Peter to pay Paul when it comes to programs.

We don't want to take from Peter to pay Paul.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul wasn't a good way to fight a war.

I also know that we cannot rob Peter to pay Paul.

In other words, we are robbing Peter to pay Paul!

It is not acceptable to rob Peter to pay Paul.

It seemed we'd be taking from Peter to pay Paul, and still falling short.