2008年5月8日 星期四

have your cake and eat it

One Year On, Hopes in French President Plummet

A year after his election win, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ratings
have nosedived amid irritation at his flamboyant lifestyle and economic
woes. But some say the French want to have their cake and eat it.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evydbwI44va89pI9


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have your cake and eat it
to have or do two things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time:
You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax.

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