К104
ТРИШКИН КАФТАН
NPsing onlyfixed WO a situation in which rectifying one inadequacy, defect etc results in another inadequacy, defect etc
rob(bing) Peter to pay Paul.
From Ivan Krylov's fable "Trishka's Coat" («Тришкин кафтан»), 1815, in which Trishka attempts to patch his old coat by first cutting off a quarter of the sleeves to cover the elbows and then having to cut off the flaps and tails to lengthen the sleeves.
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К105 →← К103