Sekirov Dictionary

pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

verb1

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To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.
- We can't get a loan, so we'll just have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.

forms

pulled oneself up by one's bootstraps · pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps · pulls oneself up by one's bootstraps

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