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have it both ways

have it both ways
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav it bohth weyz]
    • /hæv ɪt boʊθ weɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hav it bohth weyz]
    • /hæv ɪt boʊθ weɪz/

Definitions of have it both ways words

  • noun have it both ways to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites 0
  • noun have it both ways to enjoy two things that would normally contradict each other or be mutually exclusive 0
  • verb have it both ways (Idiomatic) To have two things which are mutually incompatible. 0
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Parts of speech for Have it both ways

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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have it both ways popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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