Catch – 22
= there are two options to a situation, but both options work against you
Origin: Catch-22 comes from a book called “Catch-22” that talked about Air Force pilots who feared flying in war. They would take psychological tests to determine if it was safe for them to fly the planes, but Air Force bosses decided that the people who failed the tests failed on purpose so they wouldn’t have to fly. The Air Force decided that the failure showed that they actually were mentally healthy enough to fly, so the pilots were forced to fly in war. There was no way out for the pilots.
Ex: A starving man can steal food and live, but be taken away from his family and sent to jail. Starve or go to jail, it’s a “catch-22” situation.
Ex: To get a good job, you need experience,,, which you can only have by getting a good job.. which you can only get with experience. It’s a “catch -22.”
