Автор статьи: Дмитрий Коропенко
Здравствуйте, уважаемый читатель, наша сегодняшняя идиома для рассмотрения – “to have one’s cake and eat it too”.
Значение идиомы “to have one’s cake and eat it too” на русском языке (приблизительное): слишком многого хотеть; хотеть две несовместимые вещи одновременно; хотеть везде успеть.
Значение “to have one’s cake and eat it too” на английском языке:
– This phrase is easier to understand if it is read as “You can’t eat your cake, and have it too”. Obviously once you’ve eaten your cake, you won’t have it any more. So, this idiom is used for expressing the impossibility of having something both ways, if those two ways conflict.
– to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use);
– to have in one’s possession something and be able to use or exploit it, to have it both ways (usually stated in the negative);
– to do or get two good things at the same time.
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Примеры использования идиомы “Have one’s cake and eat it too”:
1. It’s not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can’t have your cake and eat it too!
2. I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money. It let me have my cake and eat it too.
3. Don’t buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy and thin. You can’t eat your cake and have it too.
В большинстве случаев вы встретите эту идиому в следующем виде: “You can’t eat your cake and have it too!”
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