英语词汇“you can't have everything”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P4. you can't have everything and variants: used to express resigned acceptance of one's situation, despite its disadvantages; also used to urge another to be satisfied with an imperfect situation, or to offer (ironic or playful) commiseration.

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1830 Bristol Mercury 9 Nov. I should like to live to hear my own praises; but one cannot have every thing, so I must be satisfied with deserving them.

1864 Temple Bar Feb. 395 As you say, the rich women are not generally pretty. You can't have every thing, Charley.

1930 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Dec. ii. 2/3 The janitress was a terrible woman and easily nettled, but one couldn't have everything—and the apartment was so adorable.

a1949 W. Cuppy Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody (1950) iv. 118 She was stocky, heavy-jowled, and had a poor complexion and black teeth. Well, you can't have everything.

1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 575. 3 Bianca: Looking forward to the party tonight? Tiffany: Mmm, well you know how I feel about having it in the boring old Vic. Bianca: Never mind, you can't have everything.

2014 B. Miller When we were Sisters 342 He didn't tell me he loved me.., but hey, you can't have everything.

单词	you can't have everything
释义	> as lemmas you can't have everything P4. you can't have everything and variants: used to express resigned acceptance of one's situation, despite its disadvantages; also used to urge another to be satisfied with an imperfect situation, or to offer (ironic or playful) commiseration. ΚΠ 1830 Bristol Mercury 9 Nov. I should like to live to hear my own praises; but one cannot have every thing, so I must be satisfied with deserving them. 1864 Temple Bar Feb. 395 As you say, the rich women are not generally pretty. You can't have every thing, Charley. 1930 Pittsburgh Courier 27 Dec. ii. 2/3 The janitress was a terrible woman and easily nettled, but one couldn't have everything—and the apartment was so adorable. a1949 W. Cuppy Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody (1950) iv. 118 She was stocky, heavy-jowled, and had a poor complexion and black teeth. Well, you can't have everything. 1997 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 575. 3 Bianca: Looking forward to the party tonight? Tiffany: Mmm, well you know how I feel about having it in the boring old Vic. Bianca: Never mind, you can't have everything. 2014 B. Miller When we were Sisters 342 He didn't tell me he loved me.., but hey, you can't have everything. extracted from everythingpron.n.adj. < as lemmas
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