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by Centigonal 1597 days ago
it's an idiom that's confusing because of how "have ... and" can imply both a sequence of events and simultaneous events.

You can either eat your cake or have your cake. You cannot eat your cake, and then also have it too.

More on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and...