manoeuvre the apostles
English
Verb
manoeuvre the apostles
- (idiomatic, archaic) To rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money from one person to pay another.
References
[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Manoeuvre the apostles”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.