“Vouloir le beurre et l’argent du beurre” is a French expression that translates directly to “to want the butter and the money for the butter”.
English meaning:
- to have your cake and eat it too
French meaning:
- tout vouloir posséder – to want everything
Example sentence:
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- J’ai envie de gagner beaucoup d’argent mais je suis paresseux et je ne veux pas travailler. Pour être honnête, je veux le beurre et l’argent du beurre! I want to earn a lot of money but I’m lazy and don’t want to work. To be honest, I want to have my cake and eat it too!
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