pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

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Definitions of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps words

phrase pull oneself up by one's bootstraps If you have pulled yourself up by your bootstraps, you have achieved success by your own efforts, starting from very difficult circumstances and without help from anyone. 0
verb pull oneself up by one's bootstraps (Idiomatic) To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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