Definder - what does the word mean?

What is have your cake and eat it too?

you cant enjoy what is yours. you can work or you can enjoy.

example:
you work really hard and finish a report, someone else takes credit.

or

you have a gorgeous girlfriend whom only others enjoy in bed.

you enjoy fishing and eating fish, you catch a fish, but your wife eats it.

she says "You can't have your cake and eat it too"

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have your cake and eat it too - video


Have your cake and eat it too - what is it?

An expression basically meaning that you can only have it so good, and you can't have it all.

An good example is if a situation is bittersweet.

Sara was sad that the guy whom had gotten very close to her in the past 3 years which she held a secret fondness for developed an interest in her best friend, Clare. In conversation with Clare, Sara explained the situation, to which Clare responded.

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

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What does "have your cake and eat it too" mean?

something that is bittersweet.
getting a good half and a bad half to something.

John: So Tom did u get that English class you wanted?

Tom: Yea man. I love it. However the teacher is a total bitch!

John: Yea, well you can't have your cake and eat it too.

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Have your cake and eat it too - what does it mean?

You can’t have it both ways, you can’t have your neccesity and your desire. Needs & wants.

Kevin has a wife but still wants to have relations with his friend Samantha...

You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

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Have your cake and eat it too - meaning

You can't keep your old love while trying out a new one.

"you can't have your cake and eat it too" trying to hold onto something - an uncut cake - while enjoying eating it.

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Have your cake and eat it too - definition

This phrase is easier to understand if it is read as "You can't eat your cake, and have it too". Obviously once you've eaten your cake, you won't have it any more. Used for expressing the impossibility of having something both ways, if those two ways conflict.

He works so hard to pay for that fancy house of his that he never has any time to stay home and enjoy it.

Yeah, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

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Have your cake and eat it too - slang

Valentines Day is for the lovers, this day is for the fuckers. A day for cake and eating out- show your women some love on this auspicious day in return for the careful cooking and blowing that was bestowed upon you during steak and blowjob day. Eat your cake boys.

Also, take note- cake is a metaphor, if your lady wants steak, get her a damn steak.

whatever the opposite of steak and blowjob day is, do that.

ie: have your cake and eat it too.

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Have your cake and eat it too

When someone wants all of the benefits of a relationship without the commitment. Typically used when seeking sexual favors

Billy has been trying to get with Sally for the past few months, but she won’t sleep with him unless they’re in a relationship. She told him, β€œ you can’t have your cake and eat it too”

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