What does it really mean when people say "You can't have your cake and !
Question:
What does it really mean when people say "You can't have your cake and eat it too"?
If you really think about it, Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too, I know I do! : ) So what's the point of that saying?
Answers: You know how you have a wedding cake for instance.....and it's just ....completely gorgeous...and it looks soo good...you wanna dig in but you wanna preserve it forever because it's sooo perfect looking........
you cant have your cake to keep forever and eat it too....and enjoy the taste....so you can enjoy something or try to preserve it just as it is..untouched.... You can but there will be hell to pay It means you've got some really greedy friends trying to hog your cake. burns more calories if you warm up by saying that, then eating your cake and saying it again.
I swear! Good point.....I like cake It's like saying "You can't have something good then take it away,too.".
At least I think that's what it means. Once you eat it, it is gone. Until it comes out as poo. It's not as appetizing then. To me it means don't be greedy I think it's people's way of saying, "You're not allowed to be happy." i hav NEVER heard that before Cuz you apozed to finnish yur spinach firstes!! it all depends on the situation but basically with ever cause there will be effect and most likely a bad effect Its a nicer way of saying "Life's a B*tch, Deal With It" ask marie antoinette... she said something about cake and pissed off alot of people and got her head lopped off. i stay away from such controversies because of that. once you eat it , it is no longer cake I will never understand that saying. It's basically like, "you can have one or the other". Like, here are your choices; you can either have your cake, look at it, and admire it- or you can eat your cake, but you have to eat it blindfolded so you'll get it all over your face and clothes.
Sorry, I couldn't think of a better example. Basically it means you can't have your cake (partner) and eat it too: (lover)
My husband had a saying that I had never heard of:
"you can't have your cake and ice cream too" Plagiarizing from another answer:
"A dramatist named John Heywood was the first to use it, at least in the written form. The expression appears in his "A dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of All the Prouerbes in the Englishe Tongue," a page-turner from the year 1546. (Please note the fancy Middle English spelling.) Originally, the saying went, "Wolde you bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake?"
Before you answer that question by chowing down, let us explain what Mr. Heywood meant. Basically, he was saying sometimes you have to make a decision and live with the consequences. To "eat your cake and have it too" (the original expression) means you want it both ways.
" One example is.....say you wanted a boat ....and it costs 300 dollars....all you have is 300 dollars....you hate to part with your 300 dollars.....take a choice but you cant have both.... I think it goes back to the old days of England when the queen told the masses to let them eat cake cause they were complaining too much about the taxes...
Meaning like that's going to help???
You can't have your cake and eat it too means you can't have everything you ever wanted...
Kinda like when you go looking for a job or a house to buy or a car to buy or clothes to buy...
There will be something wrong with everything no matter how much you like it or how much is right with the item...
You may find a wonderful house, but is near a busy hiway, or you find clothes that are pretty but they don't fit you, or the perfect car, but you can't afford it, or the job pays well but you hate the hours...
Things like that... In a sense it means you can not get more than what you deserve. It is also used when someone wants things that conflict. It' sort of like having to give something up to get something else that you want...
I can only put it into terms associated with my work... I work in retail... I hate working weekends. I have been fortunate enough not to have to do so until... I wanted to transfer to a brand new store... not even open yet. It's closer to my home by 20 minutes. I got the transfer, BUT now I have to work weekends and I have to be at work by 300am.. That's "I can't have my cake and eat it too".
If I were able to transfer AND not work weekends and be at work by 500am... that would be." I have the best of both worlds". Another saying.
Bottomline.. you have to weigh your options and calculate all angles with every opportunity that arises for you.