CATCH-22


Meaning of CATCH-22 in English

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also Catch 22

If you describe a situation as a Catch-22 , you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.

It’s a Catch 22 situation here. Nobody wants to support you until you’re successful, but without the support how can you ever be successful?

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