Meanings (ES + gloss)
como Juan Palomo
To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.
It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots.
We can't get a loan, so we'll just have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.
Phrases
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Word forms
lift oneself up by one's bootstrapslift oneself up by one's own bootstrapspull oneself up by one's own bootstrapspulled oneself up by one's bootstrapspulled oneself up by one's bootstrapspulling oneself up by one's bootstrapspulls oneself up by one's bootstrapsraise oneself up by one's bootstrapsraise oneself up by one's own bootstraps