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
ElsieEL-seeEnglish
Crane[krein]
ŞAdİYe-Turkish
Hadriana-Ancient Roman
HildebertHIL-de-bertGerman
ÀLex-Catalan