peter in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
peter in English
- Peter⇄expr. rob Peter to pay Paul, to take something away from one to pay, satisfy, or advance another.
Ex. ... those that rob Peter, as we say, to pay Paul, and take the bread out of their masters' mouths to give it to strangers (Roger L'Estrange). - peter⇄peter (1), intransitive verb.
(Informal.) peter out, to come gradually to an end; give out; fail.
Ex. The worst blizzard since 1949 lashed the upper Midwest, then petered out in Canada (Wall Street Journal). - peter⇄peter (2), noun. blue peter.
- Peter⇄Peter, noun.
1. Saint, died A.D. 67?, a fisherman who was one of Christ's twelve apostles. He was also called Simon or Simon Peter and assumed the leadership of the disciples after Christ's death.
2. either of two books in the New Testament t