Meaning of 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps'
What does the saying 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps' mean?
Idiom: Pull yourself up by your bootstraps
Meaning:
If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: Clothes |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
Meaning:
If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you improve your problem or situation by your own efforts, without anyone else's help.
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