what do you mean by the idiom CATCH22?
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You can't get there from here...
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The phrase Catch-22 came from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller.  It did not exist before then.  A catch-22 is basically a no-win situation.\n\nIf you need more info, you can plow through Wikipedia.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22
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This is a phrase which indicates extreme fear. It means to grasp something so tightly that your knucles turn white from lack of blood flow to them.
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"Catch 22 has become a term, inspired by Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22, describing a general situation in which an individual has to accomplish two actions, both of which require that the other one be done first. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_22_%28logic%29\n\n[modified below with more details]\nI have both read the book (more than once) and seen the movie.  However, that may not have been a sufficient source for your answer.  If I were to simply say, "It comes from a book I read", then how would you know that I'm not making it up?\n\nSo, I'm happy to provide a valid reference for you to check to verify the answer I've provided.\n\nRegards,\nKevin
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well, I can speak for "cold"  \n\nIt comes from the root of the word, which is actually "cold condition."\n\nOne catches a "cold condition" rather than "catches cold condition"
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It has no real meaning, it is his little "catch phrase". They tried to imitate it in English as "believe it".
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sure!! \n\nusername: you must\npassword: be joking\n\ngood luck!
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What about having some fun and inscribing something like this on it...\n\n"If found, please return to <<your name>>."\nOR\n"If found, please return to my loving owner <<your name>>."
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Best, Get your jacket, you've pulled!\n\nWorst, Do you f--k!\nAnswer to that is:- Yes, but not wi you!
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I agree with the "you're" and "your" response. I even asked a question about that one. Other common ones: there, their, and they're or it's and its. Another one I see quite often that I find humorous is the confusion of "lose(r)" and "loose(r)."\nIt's especially funny when someone says, "your a looser."\nOkay, maybe not to everyone, but it is to me. :o)\n\nOh, how could I forget too, two, and to?
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idiom- an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up \n\nexample- pie in the sky means a hopeless dream
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"I love the fact that this is quite obviously a clever joke and not everyone has got it. HE'S IN TWO MINDS AS TO SEEK HELP. COME ON PEOPLE! Pay attention!"\n\nI love the above quote.\n\nAll of the answers up to his were ironic and he didn't get it. Reminds me of someone I used to know, my secret friend, mini me!
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try going to yahoo help and type error22 and it will tell u what to do
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I like the the phrase (command):  "Eschew obfuscation!"\n\nThe irony is that the phrase itself does not do what it commands!
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(Note: speEch, not speAch)\n\nThat is an "idiom".\n\nidiom, n. - A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in "keep tabs on".\n\nhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipd/A0485393.html
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"Go And Catch a Falling Star" - John Donne.\n\nIt is dominated by irony, not dominant in irony.
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Yes....Actually there are other phrases like "Catch 22" "Dam if I do and Dam if I don't"