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Ser pan para hoy y hambre para mañana

A short-term fix that creates bigger problems / Rob Peter to pay Paul

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'bread today and hunger tomorrow'. Describes a solution that fixes an immediate problem but creates worse consequences down the line.

See It in Context

Gastar los ahorros para pagar la deuda es pan para hoy y hambre para mañana.

Spending your savings to pay off the debt is a short-term fix that creates bigger problems.

—¿Crees que es buena solución? —Es pan para hoy y hambre para mañana.

—Do you think it's a good solution? —It's robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Bajar los precios así es pan para hoy y hambre para mañana.

Cutting prices like that is a short-term fix that creates bigger problems.