pull up the ladder

A form of pull the ladder up behind oneself — To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.

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Meanings

verbpull up the ladder (third-person singular simple present pulls up the ladder, present participle pulling up the ladder, simple past and past participle pulled up the ladder)

present singular third person pulls up the ladder · participle present pulling up the ladder · participle past pulled up the ladder · past pulled up the ladder

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pull up the drawbridge
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APA

pull up the ladder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20the%20ladder

MLA

“pull up the ladder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20the%20ladder. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull up the ladder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20up%20the%20ladder.

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