hoist the blue peter Idiom

peter out

die down gradually, grow less strong The large crowd from the football game has begun to peter out and the streets around the stadium are becoming quiet now.

rob Peter to pay Paul

take from one person or thing to pay another When the government began to take money from education to pay for the medical system it was like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

the Peter Principle

people are promoted to a job they cannot do The manager is an example of the Peter Principle. He's hopeless!

peter out|peter

v., informal To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out. The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out. But as he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out.
Compare: GIVE OUT.

rob Peter to pay Paul|Paul|Peter|pay|pay Paul|rob|

v. phr. To change one duty or need for another; take from one person or thing to pay another. Bill owed Sam a dollar, so he borrowed another from Joe to pay Sam back. He robbed Peter to pay Paul. Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Peter

Peter
rob Peter to pay Paul
to pay a debt, obligation, etc. by creating or leaving unpaid another

hoist the dejected peter

To leave or adapt to leave. This abyssal appellation refers to the dejected and white banderole that sailors would elevate afore abandonment from a location. Hoist the dejected peter, gentleman, so we can set sail!Learn more: blue, hoist, peter

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