Have your cake and eat it too
I hate this saying, because I don't understand what is meant by it (please feel free to explain). Isn't eating what cake is for? So, if I want a piece of cake, is it unreasonable to want to eat it too? I don't think so; does this mean the saying is just sarcasm? Is it really like saying "sure what you wanted was reasonable, but life's not like that"...?
Just the thought of the day.
Just the thought of the day.
posted by Robert at 10:22 PM
2 Comments:
I've always thought the saying would be clearer if said the other way 'round. "You can't eat your cake and have it, too." That is, once eaten, your cake will be gone.
Still not sure how useful a phrase it really is...
Mmm... cake.
frbaes
Thanks, that makes a bit more sense when you put it that way.
Clearly the phrase is the product of a generation which is now senile.
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