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Have your cake and eat it too
To have in one's possession something and be able to use or exploit it; to have it both ways. (Usually stated in the negative.)

Tom wants to have his cake and eat it too. It can't be done.
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Don't buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You can't eat your cake and have it too.


Like two peas in a pod.
To be very similar

You can tell they're brothers at a glance - they're like two peas in a pod.


Burn one's boats.
To do something that makes it impossible for you to change your plans and go back to the situation you were in before

She didn't want to burn her boats by asking for a divorce, so she suggested a trial separation instead.


Take something with a pinch of salt
To listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt.

You must take anything she says with a grain of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth.


To read between the lines
To infer something (from something else); to try to understand what is meant by something that is not written explicitly or openly.

Don't believe every thing you read literally. Learn to read between the lines.


To stick to one's guns
To remain firm in one's convictions; to stand up for one's rights.

I'll stick to my guns on this matter. I'm sure I'm right.
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