pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps in English

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

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps (third-person singular simple present pulls oneself up by one's own bootstraps, present participle pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps, simple past and past participle pulled oneself up by one's own bootstraps)

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

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