Let them eat cake



Let them eat cake.

Prov. A joking disclaimer of responsibility for some group of people. (Supposed to have been said by Marie Antoinette when she heard that the common people had no bread.) Fred: The budget will allow each one of our managers to get a substantial holiday bonus. Jane: And what about the rest of the employees? Fred: Let them eat cake!
See also: cake, eat, let

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Uzziyyah-Biblical Hebrew
Taika-Finnish (Rare)
Vitya-Russian
Tu-Chinese
MarigoldMER-ə-gold, MAR-ə-goldEnglish (Rare)
Robert['rɔbət]