have your cake and eat it

/ˌhæv jə ˈkeɪk ən ˈiːt ɪt/INFORMAL · C1
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Birebir: «pastanı hem saklamak hem yemek»

Anlam

to get two advantages that are usually impossible to combine

Genellikle bir arada olamayan iki avantajı birden elde etmek.

Örnekler

  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.

Dil bilgisi

Genellikle can't veya want to ifadelerinden sonra kullanılır. your yerine my, their, its vb. gelebilir. Amerikan İngilizcesinde sona too eklenir.

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