I’ve only had this phrase explained to me recently, and since then I can’t help but think it would make more sense if it was told the other way around; such as “you can’t eat your cake and have it too”.
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zibzanna@lemmy.world 4 months agoI cannot believe I spent my whole life not grasping this phrase. Thank you. I’m embarrassed how much my mind just expanded.
The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 4 months ago
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Or if it had originally been rendered as, “you can’t keep your cake and eat it, too!”
Amanduh@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Six in one half dozen in the other
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
No problem, chief 👍
frunch@lemmy.world 4 months ago
There are a lot of clichés that may not make a lot of sense at face value. I’ve found some actually go a lot deeper than you expect, or may actually apply on multiple levels. Common wisdom often hits harder than I initially realized as I’ve gotten older…