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A Catch-22

Idiom Literature

Meaning

A dilemma or difficult situation from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting conditions.

Example Sentences

"It’s a Catch-22—you can’t get a job without experience, but you can’t get experience without a job."

Related Expressions

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To radically change an industry with innovation.

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something very complicated or difficult to understand

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to move away or stop pressuring someone