have your cake and eat it

Значение

to get two advantages that are usually impossible to combine

Получить сразу два обычно несовместимых преимущества.

Примеры

1. 1You can't have your cake and eat it — if you want a dog, you'll have less free time.
2. 2He wants a big salary and short hours; basically, he wants to have his cake and eat it.
3. 3The club wants lower fees and better facilities, but it can't have its cake and eat it.
4. 4Can we really have our cake and eat it, saving money while going on three holidays a year?
5. 5Aisha wants to live by the sea and keep her job in the city — she can't have her cake and eat it.

Грамматика

Обычно после can't или want to. your меняется на my, their, its и т. д. В американском английском в конце добавляют too.

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