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
Mladenka-Croatian, Serbian
EmeryEM-ə-reeEnglish
KaleyKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Cai (2)-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Ron[rɔn]
GiannisYAH-neesGreek