I. Peter
⇒ rob Peter to pay Paul at rob(2)

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II. Peter, Saint
the leader of Jesus Christ's twelve disciples (=his close friends and followers), who became the leader of the first Christians. He is considered by Catholics to be the first Pope, and is thought of as being in charge of the keys of the gates to Heaven. He is sometimes called Simon Peter.

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pe‧ter /ˈpiːtə $ -ər/ verb
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Origin unknown]
peter out phrasal verb
to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end:
The road became narrower and eventually petered out.
Public interest in the environment is in danger of petering out.

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Peter
See: ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.

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