you can't have your cake and eat it

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例句
You want a high salary and lots of vacation time? You can't have your cake and eat it.
典故来源 源自16世纪英语谚语,指无法同时拥有蛋糕并吃掉它,比喻不能两全其美。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

cake [kek]
n. 蛋糕;糕饼;块状物;沉积物; vt.& vi. (使)结块;(使)胶;涂厚厚的一层;

🔤 同首字母习语

yoke around someones neck
给某人加上沉重的负担
you could have knocked me down with a feather
真让我吃惊,以至于差点被吓倒
you got me there
你搞糊涂了我的思维;我无法回答或辩解
you gotta be kidding me
你一定是在开玩笑
you know better than that
你应该知道得更好
you made it
你成功了
your guess is as good as mine
我猜也不知道
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