eat one's cake and have it, too

eat one's cake and have it (too)

To have or do two things that one desires that are normally contradictory or impossible to have or do simultaneously. Because "have" can also mean "eat," this expression may seem redundant. However, it is based on the meaning of "have" as "to possess," i.e., to maintain possession of one's cake while still eating it, an obvious impossibility. The phrase is often reversed: "have one's cake and eat it (too)." You're never going to save enough money to buy a house if you keep buying expensive appliances and cars. You can't eat your cake and have it, too. Too many people want to eat their cake and have it, demanding all sorts of social benefits from the government but being unwilling to pay any taxes to fund them.See also: and, cake, eat, have

eat one's cake and have it, too

Also, have one's cake and eat it, too. Have a dual benefit, consume something and still possess it, as in Doug was engaged to Ann and still dating Jane; he was trying to eat his cake and have it, too . This metaphoric expression is often put negatively, as it already was in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546: "You cannot eat your cake and have your cake." See also: and, cake, eat, have

单词	eat one's cake and have it, too
释义	eat one's cake and have it, too eat one's cake and have it (too) To have or do two things that one desires that are normally contradictory or impossible to have or do simultaneously. Because "have" can also mean "eat," this expression may seem redundant. However, it is based on the meaning of "have" as "to possess," i.e., to maintain possession of one's cake while still eating it, an obvious impossibility. The phrase is often reversed: "have one's cake and eat it (too)." You're never going to save enough money to buy a house if you keep buying expensive appliances and cars. You can't eat your cake and have it, too. Too many people want to eat their cake and have it, demanding all sorts of social benefits from the government but being unwilling to pay any taxes to fund them.See also: and, cake, eat, have eat one's cake and have it, too Also, have one's cake and eat it, too. Have a dual benefit, consume something and still possess it, as in Doug was engaged to Ann and still dating Jane; he was trying to eat his cake and have it, too . This metaphoric expression is often put negatively, as it already was in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546: "You cannot eat your cake and have your cake." See also: and, cake, eat, have
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