idiom
have your cake and eat it too
hav yor KAYK and EET it TOO
hæv jɔːr keɪk ænd iːt ɪt tuːListen
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Syllable breakdown
haveyourcakeandeatittoo
Dictionary meaning
enjoy the benefits of two mutually exclusive options simultaneously; want to gain all the advantages of a situation while incurring none of the costs or trade-offs that normally come with it; the paradox of the phrase lies in the fact that once a cake is eaten it no longer exists to be possessed, making the desire to both own and consume it a metaphor for unrealistic or greedy expectations
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