Proverbs and Sayings: You Cannot Have Your Cake and Eat It

Meaning: Sometimes, you have to make a choice and be happy with one thing or the other.

• You won’t be able to go drinking with your friends as often when you’re married, but you can’t have your cake and eat it.
• I realize I won’t be able to have Asian food as often when I relocate to London for work, but I can’t have my cake and eat it.