raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps

English

Verb

raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps (third-person singular simple present raises oneself up by one's own bootstraps, present participle raising oneself up by one's own bootstraps, simple past and past participle raised oneself up by one's own bootstraps)

  1. Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
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