Catch-22
English
Description
A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
Examples
"For us it’s been a real Catch-22: when we have the time to take a vacation, we don’t have enough money, and when we have enough money, we don’t have the time."
Alternates
- Catch 22
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