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彼が追加の責任を負わずに昇給を受け入れたとき、人々は彼が両方の利益を同時に得ようとすることを批判した。

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People criticized him for having one's cake and eating it when he accepted the raise without taking on extra responsibilities.

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People criticized him for having one's cake and eating it when he accepted the raise without taking on extra responsibilities.

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having one's cake and eating it

Verb
form-of participle present
Japanese Meaning
この表現は、「have one's cake and eat it」の現在分詞形です。つまり、意味そのものを示すのではなく、動詞の活用形(現在分詞)としての形態を表しています。
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彼が追加の責任を負わずに昇給を受け入れたとき、人々は彼が両方の利益を同時に得ようとすることを批判した。

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