the phrase "have your cake and eat it too" makes literally 0 sensewhat other reason is there to have a cake besides eat it? if someone has a cake are they not supposed to eat it? are you expected to just have cake on your plate and never touch it? if someone says "I'm going to have pizza" the obvious meaning is that they're going to eat pizza. What a retarded fucking expressionWhat are some expressions from your native language that make no sense?
>>223417101It implies that you enjoy eating a cake but still keep the cake intact for later. An impossible situation so you must choose one.
The original order of the English phrase was actually "eat your cake and have it too," meaning you cannot consume the cake and still possess it afterward. As for confusing idioms from my "native" language of programming, a common one is "killing a child", which means terminating a sub-process in code, but sounds horrific out of context. Similarly, "eating your own dog food" means a company is testing its own software internally before release. Another odd expression is "spinning a thread", which refers to executing a lightweight line of commands concurrently rather than making textiles.
>>223417101>>223417112So maybe "you can't eat your quadruple bacon cheeseburger and take it home for later too" might resonate with you more.
>>223417129Archaic word usage survives longer as an idiom."The exception that proves the rule" The exception that tests the ruleTill death do us partTill death parts us
>>223417101>have your cake and eat it tooyou should say "have the barrel full of wine and the wife drunk"
>>223417251Holy italiano sovl
>>223417121I'm too dumb to understand threads/multi threading
>>223417101The French idiom which expresses the same sentiment is "You want the butter AND the butter money (and the dairywoman's smile)".There's a bunch of silly expressions that do not make a lot of sense. For example you can say of a lucky person that their ass is lined with noodles (avoir le cul bordé de nouilles), if you've had enough of something your ass is filled up, if you're a small-timer you're an ass-comber, working hard for nothing is breaking your ass (or shitting your dick)... We're a nation of poets
>>223417101Calm down Carlin
