lift oneself up by one's bootstraps in English

Forms: lifts oneself up by one's bootstraps [present, singular, third-person], lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps [participle, present], lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps [participle, past], lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lift oneself up by one's bootstraps (third-person singular simple present lifts oneself up by one's bootstraps, present participle lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps, simple past and past participle lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps)

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"lift oneself up by one's bootstraps" meaning in English

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