"had one's cake and eaten it too" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} had one's cake and eaten it too
  1. simple past and past participle of have one's cake and eat it too Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: have one's cake and eat it too
    Sense id: en-had_one's_cake_and_eaten_it_too-en-verb-gGYO26cx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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