lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps

A form of lift oneself up by one's bootstraps

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of lift oneself up by one's bootstraps
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APA

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

MLA

“lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20bootstraps. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifting%20oneself%20up%20by%20one's%20bootstraps.

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