How to say "to have one's cake and eat it too" in Italian?

In Italian "to have one's cake and eat it too" translates toย ย Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriacaย 

Transliteration: AH-veh-reh lah BOH-teh PYEH-nah eh lah MOH-lyeh oo-BREE-ah-kah

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Nohn PWEE ah-VEH-reh lah BOH-teh PYEH-nah eh lah MOH-lyeh oo-BREE-ah-kah.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ You can't have your cake and eat it too.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Nohn PWEE ah-VEH-reh lah BOH-teh PYEH-nah eh lah MOH-lyeh oo-BREE-ah-kah.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ You can't have your cake and eat it too.



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How to say "to have one's cake and eat it too" in Italian?

You can use the word "Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" which translates to "To have one's cake and eat it too".

How to pronounce "Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" (to have one's cake and eat it too) in Italian?

The word "Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca" is pronounced as "AH-veh-reh lah BOH-teh PYEH-nah eh lah MOH-lyeh oo-BREE-ah-kah".

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