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you can't have it both ways

you can't have it both ways
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo kant, kahnt hav it bohth weyz]
    • /yu kænt, kɑnt hæv ɪt boʊθ weɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoo kant, kahnt hav it bohth weyz]
    • /yu kænt, kɑnt hæv ɪt boʊθ weɪz/

Definition of you can't have it both ways words

  • phrase you can't have it both ways If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both. 0

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Parts of speech for You can't have it both ways

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

you can't have it both ways popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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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