You cant have your cake and eat it too?

Question

What does the phrase "You can't have your cake and eat it too"
mean? Ive always heard people use that phrase but never knew what it meant
Tell me in a easy way that i will understand
Im not the brightest person

Answer 1

well, i can.

Answer 2

You can't have everything that you want in life...sorta like the Rolling Stone song says..."You can't always get what you want, but if you try it sometime you just might find, you get what you neeeed"! You have to choose sometimes tho it may be hard which road to go in life.

Answer 3

that you cant do one thing, while doing the opposite.
like why would you make your bed , then go sleep in it?
you wouldn't.
theres no point.
you cant have your pretty cake,
if you want to eat it.
right?

watch "holiday in the sun" with mary-kate and ashley in it.
it explains is quite thoroughly

Answer 4

You can't have all the things in life that you want without paying for them in some way...

Answer 5

it means that if u eat ur cake, than u cant have it. so u wouldnt b able to have ur cake and eat it 2 . get it?

Answer 6

It means something like.....you can't have a best friend and sleep with her boyfriend......or maybe.....you can't be on a diet and eat ice cream every night......or....you can't kiss your boss's butt and expect your coworkers to like you.

Answer 7

it means u can't always get what u want. my dad uses it all the time

Answer 8

i guess an excample would be like....... u got the last peice of cake and now u want the scoop of ice cream......

Answer 9

I agree, why else would you want a cake?

Answer 10

with opposite meanings

Answer 11

That's just life. Can't have everything