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Sentence

彼女は支出を減らしつつ同じ贅沢な生活を維持したかったが、二つの相反する利益を同時に得ることはできなかった。

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She wanted to cut down on expenses while keeping the same high-end lifestyle, but she couldn't have one's cake and eat it too.

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She wanted to cut down on expenses while keeping the same high-end lifestyle, but she couldn't have one's cake and eat it too.

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have one's cake and eat it too

Verb
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Japanese Meaning
相反する二つの望み(たとえば、ケーキを所有しながら同時に食べる、つまり失いたくない状態を求めること)を同時に求めることです。 / 互いに矛盾する二つの要求を同時に満たそうとする行為を指します。
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彼女は支出を減らしつつ同じ贅沢な生活を維持したかったが、二つの相反する利益を同時に得ることはできなかった。

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present singular third-person

participle present

past

participle past

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