Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robbing peter to pay paul

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
rob-bing peter -to -pay -paul
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rob Peter to pay Paul

Questions

What does robbing peter to pay paul mean?
present participle and gerund of rob Peter to pay Paul

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