"ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið" meaning in All languages combined

See ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið on Wiktionary

Phrase [Icelandic]

Etymology: From ekki (“not”) + verður, from verða (“to become, to take place”) + bæði (“both”) + sleppt, the neuter participle of sleppa (“to let go”), + og (“and”) + haldið, the neuter participle of halda (“to hold”). Literally meaning "it shall not be both let go and held" or "it's not possible to both let go and hold on". Etymology templates: {{lg|neuter}} neuter, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{lg|neuter}} neuter, {{lg|participle}} participle Head templates: {{head|is|phrase|head=ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið}} ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið
  1. have one's cake and eat it, too
    Sense id: en-ekki_verður_bæði_sleppt_og_haldið-is-phrase-yiCsRSYY Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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