lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps in English

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

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

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

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