HAVE IT BOTH WAYS

Meaning of HAVE IT BOTH WAYS in English

benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

HAVE IT BOTH WAYS — do two things, have both things You can`t have it both ways. You must choose one or the other.
English Idioms vocab
HAVE IT BOTH WAYS — let it go and still have it, have your cake and eat it, too You can't be married and single. …
English Idioms vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — ambi. BOTH - AND -: é ... é
English interlingue dictionary
WAYS — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English wayes, from genitive of 1way Date: 1580 way 6
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-WAYS — adverb suffix Etymology: Middle English, from ways, genitive of way in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAYS — I. plural of way present third singular of way II. ˈwāz noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WAYS — ˌwāz{fl>adverb suffix{ Etymology: Middle English -ways, -weys, from ways, weyes, wayes, gen. of way, wey way — more at way …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WAYS — () A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably …
Английский словарь Webster
-WAYS — A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-WAYS — a suffix appearing in native English adverbs: always; sideways. [ ME; see WAY 1 , -S 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAYS — /wayz/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) way (defs. 7, 14, 20a). [ ME weyes, OE weges, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-WAYS — Etymology: Middle English, from ways, genitive of way : in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner side ways
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAYS — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English wayes, from genitive of way (I) Date: 1580 : way 6 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
-WAYS — a suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). it is often used interchangeably with …
Webster English vocab
WAYS — ~ a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched. → way ———————— ~ parts into which something divides …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-WAYS — ■ suffix forming adjectives and adverbs of direction or manner: lengthways. Compare with -wise .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAYS — [ways] n pl but sing in constr [ME wayes, fr. gen. of [1]way] (1588): way 6. "a long ~ from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-WAYS — [-ways] adv suffix [ME, fr. ways, gen. of way]: in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner "sideways"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-WAYS — -ways BrE AmE weɪz ▷ — sideways ˈsaɪd weɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAYS — ➡ way
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAYS — [plural] [noun]Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways (= types of behaviour).
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Slang English vocab
WAYS — n. Function: noun plural but singular in construction Synonyms: DISTANCE 2 , WAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WAYS — noun pluralbut singular in construction Synonyms: distance 2, way
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAYS — See ↑ HABIT 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be set in your ways • ↑ go their separate ways • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOTH — INDEX: 1. what you say to talk about two people or things ◆◆◆ 1. what you say to talk about …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Словарь английских идиом
WAYS — sway yaws
Anagrams English vocabulary
BOTH — pronoun 1 BAD : Both of them have not apologized yet. GOOD : Neither of them has apologized yet. BAD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAYS — употр. с гл. в ед. ч.: расстояние - a long * from home далеко от дома /от родины/
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOTH — мест.; неопред. оба, обе оба, обе; и тот и другой - * sisters are doctors обе сестры - врачи - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAYS — Пути
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAYS — n употр. с гл. в ед. ч. расстояние a long ways from home - далеко от дома /от родины/
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAVE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOTH — both.ogg 1. bəʋθ a оба, обе; и тот и другой both sisters are doctors - обе сестры - врачи I …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOTH — both мест.; неопред.оба, обе We are both men of the world. — Мы оба светские люди. Both of us often …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAYS — (n) расстояние
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WAYS — n употр. с гл. в ед. ч. расстояние a long ~ from home - далеко от дома /от родины/
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WAYS — n употр. с гл. в ед. ч. расстояние a long ways from home - далеко от дома /от родины/
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOTH — 1. bəʋθ a оба, обе; и тот и другой both sisters are doctors - обе сестры - врачи I want …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE — ( полная форма ); həv , əv , v ( редуцированные формы ) 1. гл. ; прош. вр. , прич. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Concise Oxford English vocab

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