a vicious circle

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a vicious circle

a difficult situation that cannot be improved because one problem causes another problem that causes the first problem again I get depressed so I eat and then I gain weight which depresses me so I eat again - I'm caught in a vicious circle.

See also: circle, vicious

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Now that is a vicious circle to save the golden circle. Bring home Bacon again by The Mirror (London, England) For it is only through such goodwill and determination that a vicious circle can be broken. Our Say; BIRMINGHAM Mail by Birmingham Mail (England) Byline: by RICHARD DOWN EVERTON FC would fall into a vicious circle of decline if itwere stopped from moving to Kirkby, the acting chief executive told a public inquiry. EVERTON FC HAS TO MOVE OR DIE; Stark warning on Kirkby move by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			a thing of the past a think-tank a thorn in side a three-ring circus a thumbnail sketch a tight-arse a tin ear a tin god a tongue-lashing a toss-up a tough act to follow a tough cookie a tough nut a tough row to hoe a tour de force a toy boy a track record a train of thought a Trojan horse a trump card a turf war a turkey shoot a turn of phrase a turn of the screw a two-way street a vicious circle a voice in the wilderness a volte-face a wake-up call a walk of life a war of words A watched pot never boils a way of life a weak link a wet blanket a wet dream a whale of a a whale of a [bill etc.] a whale of a [job etc.] a whip-round a whipping boy a whistle-stop tour a white elephant a white knight a white lie a whizz-kid a whole new ball game a wide boy a wild card a wild-goose chase a wise guy			A true bill A true discourse A true discourse A True Friend Forever a trump card A Tu Lado a turf war a turkey shoot a turkey's a turkey's nest a turn of fate a turn of phrase a turn of phrase a turn of phrase a turn of phrase a turn of the screw a twinkle in eye a twinkle in eye a twinkle in eye a twinkle in eye a two-way street A Type of Direction Finding Antenna A Uniform System of Citation a unit of knowledge A Vendre Par le Propriétaire A verbis legis non est recedendum A Very Fine A Very Long Engagement A Very Potter Musical A Very Potter Sequel a vicious circle A Vida Secreta A View to a Kill A View To Education A vinculo matrimonii A Vintage from Atlantis A Vintage Wedding A Virtual File System A Virtual Horse A Virtual Office Assistant A Virtual Reality Interface Library A Virtual Solution A Vision/Radar/Weapon System With Detectable Emissions A Visit from Saint Nicholas A Visit from St. Nicholas A vista a voice crying in the wilderness A Voice in the Desert A Voice in the Wilderness a volte-face A Vos Marques A Votre Service A vue A W N Pugin a wake-up call

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