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to have your cake and eat it

to have your cake and eat it
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hav yoo r, yawr, yohr keyk and eet it]
    • /tu hæv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr keɪk ænd it ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hav yoo r, yawr, yohr keyk and eet it]
    • /tu hæv yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr keɪk ænd it ɪt/

Definition of to have your cake and eat it words

  • phrase to have your cake and eat it If you think that someone wants the benefits of doing two things when it is only reasonable to expect the benefits of doing one, you can say that they want to have their cake and eat it. 0
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Parts of speech for To have your cake and eat it

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to have your cake and eat it popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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