have one's cake and eat it too in German
have one's cake and eat it too in German
auf zwei Hochzeiten gleichzeitig tanzen
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).
wasch mich, aber mach mich nicht nass
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).