- to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's moneysee also 人のふんどしで相撲を取る【ひとのふんどしですもうをとる】
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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- to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone is benefiting or gaining something by taking advantage of others, often in a way that is unfair or unethical.
He is running a business that profits at someone else's expense.
That project is just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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たにんのふんどしですもうをとる他人のふんどしで相撲を取るto profit at someone else's expenseたにん他人のかね金でふんどしをかう買うto buy a fundoshi with someone else's moneyたにん他人のしきん資金をつかう使うto use someone else's fundsふんどしですもうをとる相撲を取るto wrestle with a fundoshi (metaphorically, to take risks)たにん他人にたよる頼るto rely on othersたにん他人のちから力をかりる借りるto borrow someone's strengthしほん資本のやりくりmanaging capitalりえき利益をたにん他人にいぞん依存するto depend on others for profitせきにん責任をたにん他人におしつける押し付けるto shift responsibility to othersすもう相撲のしあい試合でまける負けるto lose in a sumo match (metaphorically, to fail)
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