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"To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible."
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"word": "have one's bread buttered on both sides"
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"word": "have one's cake and eat it too"
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"word": "know which side one's bread is buttered on"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "van twee walletjes eten"
},
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"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "vouloir le beurre et l’argent du beurre"
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"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "få i pose og sekk"
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"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "van twee walletjes eten"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "vouloir le beurre et l’argent du beurre"
},
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"sense": "profit from two things at the same time",
"word": "få i pose og sekk"
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