Meanings
verbmanoeuvre the apostles (third-person singular simple present manoeuvres the apostles, present participle manoeuvring the apostles, simple past and past participle manoeuvred the apostles)
present singular third person manoeuvres the apostles · participle present manoeuvring the apostles · participle past manoeuvred the apostles · past manoeuvred the apostles
- archaicidiomaticslangTo rob Peter to pay Paul; that is, to borrow money from one person to pay another.
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