Catch 22
n. satirical novel by Joseph Heller which is set during the last stages of World War II catch 22 n. unreasonable difficult situation or predicament in which a person is trapped between two rationally opposing regulations which prevent and make it impossible to reach a successful action | ||||
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Catch-22 Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION |
catch 22
the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause It was catch 22. I needed my glasses to find my glasses.
the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause It was catch 22. I needed my glasses to find my glasses.
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Catch 22
Meaning
Joseph Heller's novel. The paradox that trapped members of the US military: Anyone who applied to get out of military service on the grounds of insanity was behaving rationally and thus couldn't be insane. The phrase is now often misapplied to any problematic or unwelcome situation.
Origin
From Joseph Heller's novel.
Meaning
Joseph Heller's novel. The paradox that trapped members of the US military: Anyone who applied to get out of military service on the grounds of insanity was behaving rationally and thus couldn't be insane. The phrase is now often misapplied to any problematic or unwelcome situation.
Origin
From Joseph Heller's novel.
| Australian Slang |
Catch 22
situation or rule which prevents the completion of an operation and may establish a futile self-perpetuating cycle (from the title of the novel (1961) by J. Heller, American novelist)
situation or rule which prevents the completion of an operation and may establish a futile self-perpetuating cycle (from the title of the novel (1961) by J. Heller, American novelist)
| English Idioms WM 1.3a |
catch 22
the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause
It was catch 22. I needed my glasses to find my glasses.
the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause
It was catch 22. I needed my glasses to find my glasses.
Catch-22 Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Catch-22
Catch-22 is a satirical, historical fiction novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961. The novel, set during the later stages of the Second World War from 1943 onwards, is frequently cited as one of the great literary works of the Twentieth century.
The novel follows Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier, and a number of other characters. Most events occur while the airmen of the Fighting 256th (or "two to the fighting eighth power") Squadron are based on the island of Pianosa, west of Italy. Many events in the book are repeatedly described from differing points of view, so the reader learns more about the event from each iteration. The narrative also describes events out of sequence, and furthermore the events are referred to as if the reader already knows all about them.
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