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
EsauEE-saw (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Enid['i:nid]
ŞAhnaz-Turkish
Ashworth['æʃwɜ:θ]
Jovian-Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
Aline[æ'li:n]