Sekirov Dictionary

have one's cake and eat it too

verb1

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To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).
- It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!

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had one's cake and eaten it too · had one's cake and ate it too · having one's cake and eating it too · has one's cake and eats it too

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