You can't have your cake and eat it too

Submitted by austoniaw on 2019-06-13

Idiomatic translations of "You can't have your cake ..."

Greek
Δεν μπορείς να έχεις και την πίτα ολόκληρη και τον σκυλο χορτάτο
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Hebrew
לאכול את העוגה ולהשאיר אותה שלמה
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Meanings of "You can't have your cake ..."

English

You can't have everything

Explained by austoniawaustoniaw on Thu, 13/06/2019 - 07:15
Explained by austoniawaustoniaw

"You can't have your ..." in lyrics

Bob Dylan - Lay Lady, lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love

Nelly - Birthday Girl

The day your mama brought you into this world (Yo)
Give what she gave you just a little more shake than you normally do
Today, you can have your cake and eat it too (Your cake and eat it too)
Tonight's your night (Your night)

Natassa Bofiliou - The heart aches when it grows

We learn to lose from a very young age
Loss might as well be our crib
"You can't have your cake and eat it too"
is the first phrase we learn

Billy Joel - Everybody Loves You Now

You can turn your back on what you do
Just a little smile is all it takes
And you can have your cake and eat it too
Loneliness will get to you somehow

Doc Holliday - Run To Me

He's working late again, you're all alone
I've bet right now you're thinking about picking up the phone
Pretty soon I hear your car outside
And your soft knocking on my door

A Perfect Circle - БолтаетеБолтаете

И молитвы,
Просто чудно1 (кризис)...
Будто вы стараетесь усидеть на двух стульях во время кризиса2.
А мы истекаем кровью.

  • 1. Очень часто после какой-нибудь трагедии сильные мира сего говорят что-то типа "мыслями и молитвами я с жертвами и их семьями". Автор критикует такую позицию, как бы говоря, что слова не исправят проблему и не вернут погибших.
  • 2. Это, возможно, отсылка на пословицу "you can't have your cake and eat it too" - "на двух стульях не усидишь".

Boston Dawn - Playtoy

You got to make up your mind
Am I gonna be your main thing?
You can't have your cake and eat it too
Oh, no. I'm not gonna be your

Isaac Hayes - Lay, lady, lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love

Arctic Monkeys - De todos modos

Yo y los chicos
Metrópolis en llamas en la vista trasera
Ideando métodos para tener y comer tu pastel1
Mmm, como los que solía hornear la Madre Naturaleza

  • 1. "You can't have your cake and eat it too" ("No se puede tener su pastel y comerlo también") es un proverbio que significa que no puedes hacer dos cosas incompatibles a la misma vez. Es similar a "No se puede estar en misa y repicando".

Paula Abdul - One or the other

You can only have one or the other
You got to get it right
Said you can't have your cake and eat it too

Ally Brooke - Cake

Nohin' but distortion in my head
My hearing is fading over what you said
Can't believe, won't believe 'cause your words are dead
When you breathe, when you speak, I'm so over it

NOFX - Life O'Riley

I live the life, the life O' Riley

You can have your cake and eat it too
And there's lots of free lunch for you

D.R.I. - Sucker

When it comes time to pick, up the pieces
I hope that the jigsaw puzzle's complete
You can't have your cake and eat it, too
You think that? You must be high on glue

Roch Voisine - Lay Lady Lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay, with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to bigen
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love

Deana Carter - Lay Lady Lay

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for your world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love

Ministry - Lay Lady Lay

And you're the best thing he's ever seen
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love

Kacey Musgraves - I Miss You

But I miss you.

You can have your cake and eat it too, I should have known
Cause what good is good anyway

1 800 PAIN - CAKE

You can't have your cake and eat it too
You can't have your cake and eat it too

Carmin - Playtoy

You gotta make up your mind.
Am I gonna be your main thing?
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Oh, no, I'm not gonna be your...

Cassandra Wilson - Lay Lady Lay

Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
Why wait any longer for the world to begin?
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love