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You can't have your cake and eat it too

One of the oldest English proverbs, recorded since the 16th century. Widely used across America to express that you can't enjoy two incompatible benefits simultaneously. It teaches that choices involve trade-offs, a pragmatic American value.

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You can't have your cake and eat it too
🇺🇸 anglais New York, US
Prononciation: yoo kant hav yor kayk and eet it too
One of the oldest English proverbs, recorded since the 16th century. Widely used across America to express that you can't enjoy two incompatible benefits simultaneously. It teaches that choices involve trade-offs, a pragmatic American value.
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