has one's cake and eats it too

A form of have one's cake and eat it too — To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of have one's cake and eat it too
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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