Voytek (They/He) [Він/On/Он] to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-24 months agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-square62fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?Voytek (They/He) [Він/On/Он] to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • edit-24 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@weew@lemmy.calinkfedilink3•4 months agoI only just realized the pun inside “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” Most people complain that it’s a pointless idiom because if you possess a cake, you are likely able to eat it. Having cake is another way of saying eating cake. It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again.
minus-square@corsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months ago It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again. I read this like “have it on the shelf” . One can’t save money and still spend it.
I only just realized the pun inside “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Most people complain that it’s a pointless idiom because if you possess a cake, you are likely able to eat it.
Having cake is another way of saying eating cake. It’s saying you can’t eat your cake and then eat your cake again.
I read this like “have it on the shelf” . One can’t save money and still spend it.