English Dictionary

have one's cake and eat it too

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

日本語の意味

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。

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.

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。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too!

has one's cake and eats it too （ present singular third-person ）

having one's cake and eating it too （ participle present ）

had one's cake and ate it too （ past ）

had one's cake and eaten it too （ participle past ）