pull yourself up by your (own) bootstraps
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drag yourself up by your (own) bootstraps — pull/drag yourself up by your (own) ˈbootstraps idiom (informal) to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people Main entry: ↑bootstrapidiom … Useful english dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — phrase to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else’s help Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: bootstraps … Useful english dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — I. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself. II. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you improve your problem or … The small dictionary of idiomes
pull (yourself) up by (your) bootstraps — haul/pull (yourself) up by (your) bootstraps to improve your situation by your own efforts without any help from other people. My father pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become one of the richest men in the country … New idioms dictionary
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — Meaning Improve your situation by your own efforts. Origin Of unknown but early, possibly as early as the 17th century, origin. Some early computers used a process called bootstrapping which alludes to this phrase. This involved loading a small… … Meaning and origin of phrases
pull yourself up by your bootstraps — to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else s help … English dictionary
haul (yourself) up by (your) bootstraps — haul/pull (yourself) up by (your) bootstraps to improve your situation by your own efforts without any help from other people. My father pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become one of the richest men in the country … New idioms dictionary
bootstraps — To get on by one s own efforts ● boot * * * bootstraps UK [ˈbuːtˌstræps] US [ˈbutˌstræps] noun Phrase: pull yourself up by your bootstraps … Useful english dictionary
bootstraps — boot|straps [ but,stræps ] noun pull yourself up by your bootstraps to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else s help … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bootstraps — boot|straps [ˈbu:tstræps] n [plural] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: bootstrap piece of leather or cloth attached to the back of a boot to make it easier to pull on (19 20 centuries)] pull/haul yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your position… … Dictionary of contemporary English
