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eat your cake and have it too
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UK /it jʊr keɪk ənd hæv ɪt tu/ ·
US /it jʊr keɪk ənd hæv ɪt tu/
To want to have two incompatible things.
You can't expect to relax and study; you can't eat your cake and have it too.
→ Bạn không thể mong đợi vừa thư giãn vừa học; không thể có cả hai.
He wants a high salary but also wants to work part-time; he can't eat his cake and have it too.→ Anh ấy muốn lương cao nhưng cũng muốn làm việc bán thời gian; không thể có cả hai.
Đồng nghĩa
want it allhave it both ways
Collocations
eat your cake and have it too in lifecan't eat your cake and have it too
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