Meanings
present singular third person lifts oneself up by one's boot-tags · participle present lifting oneself up by one's boot-tags · participle past lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags · past lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags
- Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
Synonyms: pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
Cite this entry
lift oneself up by one's boot-tags. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20boot-tags
“lift oneself up by one's boot-tags.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20boot-tags. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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