ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið in Icelandic

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Etymology: From ekki (“not”) + verður, from verða (“to become, to take place”) + bæði (“both”) + sleppt, the active gerund of sleppa (“to let go”) + og (“and”) + haldið, the active gerund 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: {{m|is|ekki||not}} ekki (“not”), {{m|is|verður}} verður, {{m|is|verða||to become, to take place}} verða (“to become, to take place”), {{m|is|bæði||both}} bæði (“both”), {{m|is|sleppt}} sleppt, {{m|is|sleppa||to let go}} sleppa (“to let go”), {{m|is|og||and}} og (“and”), {{m|is|haldið}} haldið, {{m|is|halda||to hold}} halda (“to hold”) Head templates: {{head|is|phrase|head=ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið}} ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið

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        "3": "",
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "haldið"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "halda (“to hold”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From ekki (“not”) + verður, from verða (“to become, to take place”) + bæði (“both”) + sleppt, the active gerund of sleppa (“to let go”) + og (“and”) + haldið, the active gerund 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\".",
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      "glosses": [
        "have one's cake and eat it, too"
      ],
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          "have one's cake and eat it, too"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið"
}

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      },
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    {
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        "1": "is",
        "2": "verða",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to become, to take place"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "sleppa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to let go"
      },
      "expansion": "sleppa (“to let go”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "is",
        "2": "og",
        "3": "",
        "4": "and"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "haldið"
      },
      "expansion": "haldið",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to hold"
      },
      "expansion": "halda (“to hold”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From ekki (“not”) + verður, from verða (“to become, to take place”) + bæði (“both”) + sleppt, the active gerund of sleppa (“to let go”) + og (“and”) + haldið, the active gerund 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\".",
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        "have one's cake and eat it, too"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið"
}

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"ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið" meaning in Icelandic

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