eat one's cake and have it
- eat one's cake and have it
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And, since no one was more aware than Michael of being that crank in politics, one who thought you could not eat your cake and have it, he said no more. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XII) — И так как никто лучше Майкла не знал, что он чудак, который не верит, что в политике бывают и волки сыты, и овцы целы, то он больше ничего не стал говорить.
She wants to have her cake and eat it - a nice social position... (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 26) — Она из тех людей, что хотят брать и ничего не давать взамен - весьма выгодная жизненная позиция...
At this point let us repeat once again, that those who see the expenditures for war production as a great boon to the national prosperity, and at the same time insist that this be paid for out of the income of the common people want to eat their cake and have it too. (‘Political Affairs’) — Здесь следует заметить еще раз, что те, кто считает, что расходы на войну способствуют процветанию страны, а в то же время настаивают на том, что эти расходы должны быть оплачены за счет доходов простых людей, хотят совместить несовместимое.
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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
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
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
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 too.… … Словарь американских идиом
eat one's cake and have it too — use or spend something and still keep it He always wants to eat his cake and have it too and is never prepared to sacrifice anything … Idioms and examples
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
