have your cake and eat it

English - Turkish

Definition of have your cake and eat it in English Turkish dictionary
have one's cake and eat it: bir şeyin kaymağını yemek
have one's cake and eat it: (deyim) (Hem yemek istemek, hem bitmemesini istemek) Ne yardan ne şerden vazgeçememek

English - English

Definition of have your cake and eat it in English English dictionary: (deyim) (in negative) Have or do two things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time
You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax.
have one's cake and eat it: (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