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1 want to have one's cake and eat it
לרצות לאכול את העוגה וגם להשאירה שלמה* * *◙ המלש הריאשהל םגו הגועה תא לוכאל תוצרל◄English-Hebrew dictionary > want to have one's cake and eat it
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have one's cake and eat it too — {v. phr.} To enjoy two opposite advantages. * /You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. That would be having your cake and eating it, too./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's cake and eat it too — {v. phr.} To enjoy two opposite advantages. * /You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. That would be having your cake and eating it, too./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's cake and eat it — or eat one s cake and have it To have the advantage of both alternatives • • • Main Entry: ↑cake … Useful english dictionary
Have one's cake and eat it too — To wish to have one s cake and eat it too or simply have one s cake and eat it (sometimes eat one s cake and have it too) is to want more than one can handle or deserve, or to try to have two incompatible things. This is a popular English… … Wikipedia
have one's cake and eat it too — verb To seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use). Do you seriously want to break up with her and still have sex with her? You cant have your cake… … Wiktionary
have\ one's\ cake\ and\ eat\ it\ too — v. phr. To enjoy two opposite advantages. You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. that would be having your cake and eating it, too … Словарь американских идиом
eat one's cake and have it — have one s cake and eat it or eat one s cake and have it To have the advantage of both alternatives • • • Main Entry: ↑cake … Useful english dictionary
want to have one's cake and eat it — want to have all benefits, is not willing to take the good with the bad … English contemporary dictionary
have your cake and eat it — phrase to have all the benefits of a situation when, in fact, having one thing means that you cannot have the other He wants to stay with his wife but still see his girlfriend – talk about having your cake and eating it! Thesaurus: to be in a… … Useful english dictionary
have your cake and eat it — To say that someone wants to have their cake and eat it means that they want the advantages of two alternative situations when only one is possible. Jack enjoys his comfort but is always complaining about the cost of things. He can t have… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
eat one's cake and have it too — {v. phr.} To use or spend something and still keep it; have both when you must choose one of two things. Often used in negative sentences. * /Roger can t make up his mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can t eat your cake and have it… … Dictionary of American idioms