idiom
Have your cake and eat it too
HAV yor KAYK and EET it TOO
/hæv jɔːr keɪk ænd iːt ɪt tuː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Cakeeattoo
Dictionary meaning
Want two incompatible things at once.
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