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Hlava XXII
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Czech
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cs Joseph Heller#Hlava XII Hlava XXII
Alternative forms
cs Hlava 22
Etymology
From the title of the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller from 1961 (translated into Czech as Hlava XXII by Jaroslav Chuchvalec), in which the main character feigns madness in order to avoid dangerous combat missions, but his desire to avoid them is taken to prove his sanity.
Pronunciation
"hlava "dvacet "dva
Phrase
cs phrase Hlava XXII
cs idiomatic Catch-22 20th c.
cs 2015 Danile Helekal Revoluce v podnikání 84 Grada Publishing Praha https://books.google.cz/books?id=hJSTCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA84&dq=%22Hlava+XXII%22#v=onepage&q=%22Hlava%20XXII%22&f=false 978-80-247-5421-5 Entrepreneur Revolution Daniel Priestley Je to taková podnikatelská Hlava XXII. Společnosti, trusty, účetní a právníci – to všechno stojí peníze. A tyhle peníze musíte vynaložit před tím, než je vyděláte. It’s a nasty catch-22 for entrepreneurs. Companies, trusts, accountants and lawyers all cost money and you have to spend this money before you have it.
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