Have your cake and eat it too

Have your cake and eat it too means to want to do two things at the same time that are impossible to do at the same time.

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English Cliché: Have your cake and eat it too

Have your cake and eat it too is often used negatively.


It means to want to do two things at the same time that are impossible to do simultaneously.


For example, you want to study for a test and play online video games with your friends.

You cannot do both things simultaneously; you must choose between them. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.


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It’s likely to be understood by someone with at least a 6th-grade education (age 11).  

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