Meaning of self-licking ice-cream cone | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“They live in fortresses because they have been at war for centuries, and they’ve been at war for centuries because they live in fortresses. It’s a self-licking ice-cream cone.”

“In Hugh’s experience, Williams seemed to either simply repeat work that had already been done elsewhere in the chain of command or add redundant procedural steps to interject himself, almost like a self-licking ice-cream cone.”

“The G7 meetings and similar international gatherings had a rhyme and reason at one point in history, and at times do good work, but in many respects, they have simply become self-licking ice-cream cones. They’re there because they’re there.”

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