have your cake and eat it

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(deyim) (in negative) Have or do two 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.

have one's cake and eat it
(deyim) To wish to have one's cake and eat it too or simply have one's cake and eat it (sometimes eat one's cake and have it too) is to want more than one can handle or deserve, or to try to have two incompatible things. This is a popular English idiomatic proverb, or figure of speech
have your cake and eat it

    Turkish pronunciation

    häv yôr keyk ınd it ît

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhav ˈyôr ˈkāk ənd ˈēt ət/ /ˈhæv ˈjɔːr ˈkeɪk ənd ˈiːt ɪt/
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