eat one's cake and have it too

Verb

alt-of alternative idiomatic

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

Japanese Meaning

相反する二つの望みや利益を同時に得ることはできないという意味、すなわち一方を得るともう一方を失うという矛盾した状況を指す。 / 両方の望みを実現しようとしても、結果的にどちらか一方が犠牲になるという状況を表す。

One might be tempted to eat one's cake and have it too, but compromises are part of life.

人は両方を手に入れようと誘惑されるかもしれないが、妥協も人生の一部だ。

Sense（1）

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

eats one's cake and has it too

（ present singular third-person ）

eating one's cake and having it too

（ participle present ）

ate one's cake and had it too

（ past ）

eaten one's cake and had it too

（ participle past ）