have one's cake and eat it too

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tobenefitby having two things which aremutuallyincompatible(such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).It's not possible to get your savingsandkeep the piggy bank intact. You can'thave your cake and eat it too!

Examples:

EN: After all, one can't have one's cake and eat it too.
ES: Después de todo, uno no puede tener su pastelito y comérselo también.
EN: So you kind of have one's cake and eat it too.
ES: Puedes tener tu pastel y comrtelo tambin.

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