to have one’s
cake and eat it = tenerlo todo
tuː hæv wʌnz keɪk ænd iːt ɪt
This phrase alludes to the time a herd of cows take
to make their way home. Cows are very languid
animals and take their own sweet time at an
unhurried pace to return home. (Theidioms.com)
This phrase alludes to the time a herd of cows take
to make their way home. Cows are very languid
animals and take their own sweet time at an
unhurried pace to return home. (Theidioms.com)
El significado de
to have one’s
cake and eat it (literalmente, "tener un
pastel y comérselo") es
tener o hacer dos cosas que a uno le gustan y que son
imposibles de disfrutarlas a la vez.
You're never
going to save enough money to buy a house if you keep
buying expensive appliances and cars. You can't have
your cake and eat it, too.
La expresión
original era eat your cake and have it. Muchos
consideran la versión actual (have your cake and eat
it) ilógica, ya que es posible tener un pastel y
comérselo más tarde, pero no al revés.
Este proverbio
normalmente se dice en sentido negativo ("no se puede
tener todo a la vez").
