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to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use; Usage notes: This expression is usually found in some form of the proverb, e. g.: One cannot have one's cake and eat it too. Usage example • It's not possible to get your savings and keep the piggy bank intact. You can't have your cake and eat it too! |