have one's cake and eat it

Verb

alt-of alternative

Alternative form of have one's cake and eat it too

Japanese Meaning

一方で所有しながら、同時にもう一方を享受しようとする、相反する二つの要求を両立させようとする状況を示す。 / 一方があれば他方は成り立たないという、得難い両立を求める態度や行動を表す。

Many politicians attempt to have one's cake and eat it when promising both tax cuts and increased spending.

多くの政治家は、減税と歳出増を同時に約束して、両方を手に入れようとします。

Sense（1）

Alternative form of have one's cake and eat it too

has one's cake and eats it

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's cake and eating it

（ participle present ）

had one's cake and ate it

（ past ）

had one's cake and eaten it

（ participle past ）