you can't have your cake and eat it too

/juː kænt hæv jʊr keɪk ænd iːt ɪt tuː/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. no se puede tener todo

    • You can't have your cake and eat it too.

      No se puede tener todo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa you can't have your cake and eat it too?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: You can't have your ___ and eat it too.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a you can't have your cake and eat it too?

noun

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