have your cake and eat it
Definition
› to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time: You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax.Pleasure and happiness
(Definition of have your cake and eat it from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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have verb (SEX)
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have verb (SUFFER)
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have your (fair) share of sth idiom
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have your back to/against the wall idiom
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have your business, sensible, etc. head on idiom
- have your cake and eat it idiom
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have your day in court idiom
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have your eye on sth idiom
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have your finger on the trigger idiom
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have your fingers in the till idiom
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have your hands full idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- abandon noun
- afterglow noun
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss noun
- bonus noun
- cheer noun (HAPPINESS)
- ecstasy noun (EMOTION)
- felicity noun (HAPPINESS)
- fun noun (PLEASURE)
- gaiety noun
- glee noun
- goody noun (PLEASANT THING)
- halcyon days noun
- happiness noun
- mirth noun
- nostalgia noun
- pleasure noun
- privilege noun
- rapture noun
- rejoicing noun
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Pleasure and happiness
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