Talk:Summer 2015 Event/@comment-26350186-20150831001130/@comment-26350186-20150831164848

@Fearpils: The expression doesn't apply in this case. It means "You can't have it both ways", specifically in a situation where you want the benefits from two scenarios that are somewhat exclusive to one another.

A KanColle example might be a TTK who says he wants to clear Summer 2015 on Hard, but also wants to keep a large stockpile of resources for post-event LSC. Having the cake (hoarding resources) is somewhat exclusive to eating the cake (burning them to complete event on hard). Some lucky TTKs might have a huge cake and be lucky enough to eat only a little, but one goal takes away from the other.