to have one's cake and eat it (too)
to have one's cake and eat it (too)
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to desire to have two things that are impossible to have without sacrificing the other
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
You ca n't expect to stay out late every night and still perform well at your job. You have to choose – you ca n't have your cake and eat it.
