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

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} raised oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  1. simple past and past participle of raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps
    Sense id: en-raised_oneself_up_by_one's_own_bootstraps-en-verb-u~qFDvrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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