have one's cake and eat it too in Spanish
have one's cake and eat it too in Spanish is estar a la vez en la procesión y repicando las campanas, estar en misa y repicando, nadar y tener la ropa.
have one's cake and eat it too in Spanish
estar a la vez en la procesión y repicando las campanas
(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).
estar en misa y repicando
(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).
nadar y tener la ropa
(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).
querer el oro y el moro
(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).
soplar y sorber, no puede ser
(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).
tener el oro y el moro
(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).
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What is "have one's cake and eat it too" in Spanish?
"have one's cake and eat it too" in Spanish is estar a la vez en la procesión y repicando las campanas, estar en misa y repicando, nadar y tener la ropa.
Are there other ways to say "have one's cake and eat it too" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 6 translations listed for "have one's cake and eat it too": estar a la vez en la procesión y repicando las campanas, estar en misa y repicando, nadar y tener la ropa, querer el oro y el moro, soplar y sorber, no puede ser, tener el oro y el moro.
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