have one's cake and eat it too

English - Turkish

Definition of have one's cake and eat it too in English Turkish dictionary

ne yardan geçmek ne de serden

(deyim) (Hem yemek istemek, hem bitmemesini istemek) Ne yardan ne şerden vazgeçememek

English - English

Definition of have one's cake and eat it too in English English dictionary

To seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use)

Do you seriously want to break up with her and still have sex with her? You can't have your cake and eat it too!.

(deyim) To wish to have one's cake and eat it too or simply have one's cake and eat it (sometimes eat one's cake and have it too) is to want more than one can handle or deserve, or to try to have two incompatible things. This is a popular English idiomatic proverb, or figure of speech

Turkish pronunciation

häv wʌnz keyk ınd it ît tu

Pronunciation

/ˈhav ˈwənz ˈkāk ənd ˈēt ət ˈto͞o/ /ˈhæv ˈwʌnz ˈkeɪk ənd ˈiːt ɪt ˈtuː/