2006-08-20 23:40:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Catch-22: "Term describing a general situation in which an individual has to accomplish two actions which are mutually dependent on the other action being completed first." Example: In order to get a job, you must have experience, but you can't get experience without a job. Kind-of like a lose-lose situation.
So when someone says "what's the catch," it usually means "This seems like a great offer/deal/situation but it seems too good to be true so what are you not telling me? What do I have to do in order to get what I want?"
It can also mean that there are conditions to a situation and either choice you make you're losing something.
A very simple uncommon example.
"You can have this toy."
"What's the catch?"
"You have to give me your toy."
You either lose your toy, or don't get their toy. Either situation is unhappy for you.
"What are the conditions?"
2006-08-21 05:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by charlitacr 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catch Meaning
2016-11-12 22:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The catch" means the price to pay for a great deal. It could mean the same thing as "the fine print" or hidden obligations. It's a way of saying to the seller that the deal sounds good but what do I really have to do to get it?
2006-08-20 23:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It refers to Statements or rules like.. it sounds too good to be true "whats the catch" (Read,, Catch 22,,, a very funny book but hard to get "into")
2006-08-21 00:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the book CATCH 22. Only then you'll know the philisophy
of the catch
If you are intelligent, then you'll read the book.The book review says its stupid and only dumb persons should read it.Knowing this fact, after reading it, you will be called stupid. If a stupid person reads it he'll be called intelligent. When the stupid persons, who became intelligent by reading the book re-reads the book, he'll become stupid. And stupid persons are not supposed to read the book. This is the catch22. The intelligent is stupid, and the stupid is iltelligent.
2006-08-21 03:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by stoneman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u imagne your anser or solution is u running through a forest and the catch is what your coat gets "caught" on and is holding you back before you do something to get your coat off the thing that caught u!
so u can continue to your solution
2006-08-20 23:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means who ever your dealing with has a hidden agenda. or isn't telling you something you should know.
2006-08-20 23:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by mburleigh8 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND YOU MUST SERIOUSLY GET THE CATCH WORD OR SOME THING .
2006-08-21 00:05:10 · answer #8 · answered by Bhahagyam 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what will this do to hurt me, while at the same time help you?
2006-08-20 23:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by edlewis657 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋