a chicken and egg situation



a chicken and egg situation

a situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things existed first and which caused the other It's a chicken and egg situation - I don't know whether I was bad at the sciences because I wasn't interested in them or not interested in them and therefore not good at them.
See also: and, chicken, egg, situation

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Trude-Norwegian
Miren-Basque
Heliodoroe-lyo-DHO-ro (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
JoshJAHSHEnglish
Neva-English
KayetanKAH-ye-tahnGerman