“You can’t have your cake and eat it too”
Définition
You can’t have two incompatible advantages at the same time.
Exemples
Examples
“If you want privacy, you can’t have your cake and eat it too by sharing everything online.”
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Commencer à parlerUse this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
If you want privacy, _____ by sharing everything online.Compare with the original example
If you want privacy, you can’t have your cake and eat it too by sharing everything online.
Write a two-line conversation using “You can’t have your cake and eat it too”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryQuestions fréquentes
- 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."
- Should I interpret "You can’t have your cake and eat it too" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.