ter sol na eira e chuva no nabal

Portuguese

Verb

ter sol na eira e chuva no nabal (first-person singular present tenho sol na eira e chuva no nabal, first-person singular preterite tive sol na eira e chuva no nabal, past participle tido sol na eira e chuva no nabal)

1. (idiomatic) to have one's cake and eat it too (to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible)

   Synonym: querer sol na eira e chuva no nabal