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What (who) is you cannot have it both ways - definition

2005 SINGLE BY KAISER CHIEFS

You can have it all

You can't have your cake and eat it

PROVERB

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You can't have your cake and eat it (too) is a popular English idiomatic proverb or figure of speech. The proverb literally means "you cannot simultaneously retain possession of a cake and eat it, too".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can't_have_your_cake_and_eat_it

Look Both Ways (novel)

2019 NOVEL BY JASON REYNOLDS

Look Both Ways (Reynolds novel); Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is a young adult novel written by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Alexander Nabaum, and published October 8, 2019 by Atheneum Books. The book is a New York Times best seller, National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist (2019), Coretta Scott King Award honor book (2020), and Carnegie Medal recipient (2021).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Both_Ways_(novel)

both ways

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE

Both Ways (song); Both Ways (disambiguation)

¦ adverb & adjective another term for each-way.

Phrases

have it both ways benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving.

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You Can Have It All

"You Can Have It All" is a song by the Kaiser Chiefs, originally included on their debut album, Employment. The song has a mellow, slow-paced mood - the lyrics suggest an on/off relationship with a woman. "You Can Have it All" is largely influenced by The Beach Boys, partially evident due to its use of vocal harmony.

At Christmas time, a "light orchestral" version of the song was released exclusively on the Kaiser Chiefs' website as a 7" vinyl record. The record was restricted to 2,000 copies. The record comes in a gatefold cover which inside includes a special Christmas message from the band and their respective autographs. There is also a rare promo-CD issuing of this release [1].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You Can Have It All

Examples of use of you cannot have it both ways

1. "Yet at the same time they will bleat about the cost of regulation, and you cannot have it both ways." The FSA has also lamented the industry‘s failure to come up with specific ideas on other areas ripe for deregulation.