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Volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca

to want to have your cake and eat it too

Traducción literal

"To want the barrel full and the wife drunk"

Qué significa

To want to have it both ways / to want the impossible

Ejemplo en contexto

"Vuole lavorare poco e guadagnare tanto — vuole la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca."

"He wants to work little and earn a lot — he wants to have it both ways."

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