voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareweew@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days 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-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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.