“You can’t have your cake and eat it too”
Definition
You can’t have two incompatible advantages at the same time.
Examples
Examples
“If you want privacy, you can’t have your cake and eat it too by sharing everything online.”
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- What does "You can’t have your cake and eat it too" mean?
- "You can’t have your cake and eat it too" means you can’t have two incompatible advantages at the same time..
- How do you use "You can’t have your cake and eat it too" in a sentence?
- Example: "If you want privacy, you can’t have your cake and eat it too by sharing everything online."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "You can’t have your cake and eat it too"?
- Нельзя одновременно получить две несовместимые выгоды. / Չես կարող միաժամանակ երկու անհամատեղելի առավելություն ունենալ։
- Is this idiom formal or informal?
- This idiom is neutral and can be used in most contexts.