How to Pronounce "eat your cake and have it too"
expression
EET YOOR KAYK and HAV it TOO
EET YAWR KAYK and HAV it TOO
Definition
To want two things that cannot both happen at the same time, usually having all the benefits without any sacrifice.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈit/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈkeɪk/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhæv/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈtu
British English
ˈiːt/ /jˈɔː/ /kˈeɪk/ /ˈænd/ /hæv/ /ˈɪt/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EET YOOR KAYK and HAV it TOO
UK
EET YAWR KAYK and HAV it TOO
Listen in Context
You can't eat your cake and have it too.
If you want to travel, you can't eat your cake and have it too—you may need to spend money.
She wants to work less and still get paid the same. You can’t eat your cake and have it too.
Look, you can't eat your cake and have it too. Sometimes you have to choose what's more important.