ate one's cake and had it too

A form of eat one's cake and have it too

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of eat one's cake and have it too
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APA

ate one's cake and had it too. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20one's%20cake%20and%20had%20it%20too

MLA

“ate one's cake and had it too.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20one's%20cake%20and%20had%20it%20too. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ate one's cake and had it too,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20one's%20cake%20and%20had%20it%20too.

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