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：2025/12/03
eat one's cake and have it too
Verb
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alternative
idiomatic
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。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) Alternative form of have one's cake and eat it too
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eat one's cake and have it too
One might be tempted to eat one's cake and have it too, but compromises are part of life.
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One might be tempted to eat one's cake and have it too, but compromises are part of life.
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