eat one's cake and have it, too



eat one's cake and have it, too

Also, have one's cake and eat it, too. Have a dual benefit, consume something and still possess it, as in Doug was engaged to Ann and still dating Jane; he was trying to eat his cake and have it, too . This metaphoric expression is often put negatively, as it already was in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546: "You cannot eat your cake and have your cake."
See also: and, cake, eat, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FlorianFLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)German, Polish, French
Hammer['hæmə]
Finees-Biblical Latin
MercyMUR-seeEnglish
Savina-Italian
Hel-Norse Mythology