2007-11-24 07:54:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Thanks appeciate all the answers.
2007-11-24 08:09:50 · update #1
I actually heard Richard Lederer, a liguist specializing in these old sayings, talk about this one years ago. He said that it has been shifted over the years and was originally, "You can't eat your cake and have it too," meaning that some things are mutually exclusive and require a definitive choice. You can either eat your cake or continue to have it. Btw, Lederers books, such as Anguished English, are really fun reading if you enjoy language and wordplay. He is also a very entertaining speaker.
2007-11-24 08:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by mink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that in life we have to make choices. We can't always have everything we want. For example, we can't have a husband or wife and also date other people.
2007-11-24 08:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you can only have one or the other. because you can have cake, but if you eat your cake, you won't have it anymore. confusing? just a little
2007-11-24 08:03:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't have it your way despite what Burger King says, lol, you have to make at choice at some point.
2007-11-24 08:19:35 · answer #4 · answered by HoneyBrisk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them eat cake. Then let them have it.
-Marie Antoinette
2007-11-24 08:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means you can't have everything you want in the world. you will have bad luck/events in your life, so just enjoy what you have..
2007-11-24 08:02:19 · answer #6 · answered by My Lovee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a person begrudgingly gets something they want, then wants more.
2007-11-24 08:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋