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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Robbing Peter to pay Paul #23974 03/21/2001 5:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Does anybody know where this expression comes from? It has always seemed rather biblical to me, but I suppose it could just be referring to some generic Peter and Paul... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Robbing Peter to pay Paul #23975 03/21/2001 5:27 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Ive thought about this myself and come to the conclusion that there is no Biblical allusion, two common names were chosen which are alliterative to make the saying more striking. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Robbing Peter to pay Paul #23976 03/21/2001 6:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Here is one more sample of what can be found by typing words into Yahoo search box. Do it, and up come a whole bunch of links, one of which explains that it arose out of a somewhat complicated theological discussion, which I was too lazy to try to understand. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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