lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags

verb

Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

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Meanings

verblift oneself up by one's own boot-tags (third-person singular simple present lifts oneself up by one's own boot-tags, present participle lifting oneself up by one's own boot-tags, simple past and past participle lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags)

present singular third person lifts oneself up by one's own boot-tags · participle present lifting oneself up by one's own boot-tags · participle past lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags · past lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags

  1. 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.

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APA

lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20own%20boot-tags

MLA

“lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20own%20boot-tags. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20own%20boot-tags.

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