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San山
5个月前
北京
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14:44 "Have your cake and eat it too"
🗒 get two benefits form something.
👏Tips: Generally, we use it in a negative way.
2️⃣Ex: She's lonely, but she doesn't want to commit to anyone. She's trying to have her cake and eat it too, but she's starting to realize it doesn't really work as well without a commitment.
3️⃣Ex: You can't have your cake and eat it too. It's impossible to find a place In New York city that is affordable and aslo spacious.
Other similar ways
1️⃣You're can't make an ommalet without breaking eggs.
Role Play
A: I'm just so frustrated. I can't find a big enough apartment.
B: Oh, I know, that's tough. What are you looking for?
A: I just want want a place with a nice outdoor area and a laundry machine in the apartment and has to be under 1500 a month
B: Oh, well, Lindsay, that's not very much for New York. You have to make a sacrifice on one of those. You can't have a cake and eat it too.
A: It has to be out there somewhere. I know people say it's impossible, but I think I can have it both ways.
B: Well, you can't make ano ommalte without breaking eggs. Maybe consider trying somewhere else outside the city in that case.
A: Humm maybe.

oOorange
5个月前
浙江
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