YOU CANNOT EAT YOUR CAKE AND HAVE IT

Meaning of YOU CANNOT EAT YOUR CAKE AND HAVE IT in English

you cannot get everything you want, it is not possible to achieve every dream you may have

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YOU CANNOT EAT YOUR CAKE AND HAVE IT — Нельзя одновременно съесть пирог и иметь его. Смысл: нельзя делать две взаимно исключающие друг друга вещи. Ср. Один пирог два …
Английские поговорки
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOU
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AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANNOT — dili mahimo;dili puwede
English-Visayan vocabulary
CANNOT — Date: 15th century can not
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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
EAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old English cœcil small cake, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANNOT — ˈka(ˌ)nät, kəˈnät, kaˈnät, ˈkanət, ˈka(n)ˈnät, usu -d.+V Etymology: Middle English, from can (I) + not : can not • - …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANNOT — () Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.
Английский словарь Webster
CANNOT — Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or two.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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
EAT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANNOT — /kan"ot, ka not", keuh-/ , v. 1. a form of can not. 2. cannot but , have no alternative but …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAKE — — caky, cakey , adj. /kayk/ , n. , v. , caked, caking . n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANNOT — v. not able; not capable; not entitled
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EAT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANNOT — Date: 15th century : can not • - cannot but
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAT — of eat. 2. eat ·vi to make one's way slowly. 3. eat ·vi to taste or relish; as, it eats …
Webster English vocab
CANNOT — am, is, or are, not able; written either as one word or two.
Webster English vocab
CAKE — vi to cackle as a goose. 2. cake ·vi to form into a cake, or mass. 3. cake ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
CANNOT — ■ contraction can not. Usage Both the one-word form ~ and the two-word form can not are acceptable, but ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EAT — [eat] vb ate ; eat.en ; eat.ing [ME eten, fr. OE etan; akin to OHG ezzan to eat, L edere, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANNOT — [can.not] (15c): can not -- cannot but or cannot help but also cannot help : to be unable to do …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAKE — in general, any of a variety of breads, shortened or unshortened, usually shaped by the tin in which it is …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANNOT — cannot BrE AmE ˈkæn ɒt -ət; § kæ ˈnɒt, kə- AmE ˈkæn ɑːt kə ˈnɑːt, kæ- —see also ↑ can't
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT — / iːt; NAmE / verb ( ate / et; NAmE ; especially NAmE eɪt/, eaten / ˈiːtn; NAmE /) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANNOT — / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/ = can not : I cannot believe the price of the tickets!
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAKE — / keɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a sweet food made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAT — eat S1 W1 /iːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANNOT — can ‧ not /ˈkænət, -nɒt $ -nɑːt/ BrE AmE modal verb 1 . a negative form of ‘can’: Mrs Armstrong …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAKE — I. cake 1 S2 W3 /keɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: kaka ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANNOT — v.aux. can not.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAKE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANNOT — v.aux. can not.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAKE — n. & v. n. 1 a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1. a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Oxford English vocab
CANNOT — v.aux. can not.
Oxford English vocab
CAKE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANNOT — Cannot is the negative form of can .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAKE — ( cakes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cake is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANNOT — Cannot is the negative form of can .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANNOT — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cannot be faulted ▪ The judge cannot be faulted on his decision. cannot be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birthday cake ▪ She had a birthday cake with 21 silver candles on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
CANNOT — [auxiliary verb] [formal or US] - can not; to be unable or not allowed toI cannot predict what will happen …
Cambridge English vocab
EAT — Synonyms and related words : ablate, absorb, assimilate, bite, bleed white, break bread, burn up, canker, consume, corrode, count calories, …
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