have your cake and eat it (too)
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to do or get two good things at the same time, esp. things that are not usually possible to have together:
I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money – I guess I wanted to have my cake and eat it too. to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or
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- to do or get two good things at the same time, esp. things that are not usually possible to have together: I worked at home so I could raise my family and still earn money – I guess I wanted to have my cake and eat it too.
- to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time: You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax.
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