have one's cake and eat it
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Definition of have one's cake and eat it words
- noun have one's cake and eat it to enjoy both of two desirable but incompatible alternatives 0
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Parts of speech for Have one's cake and eat it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
have one's cake and eat it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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