"having one's cake and eating it" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} having one's cake and eating it
  1. present participle and gerund of have one's cake and eat it Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: have one's cake and eat it
    Sense id: en-having_one's_cake_and_eating_it-en-verb-YXkJzzxC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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