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pull one·self up by ones boot·straps
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pull oneself up by ones bootstrapsverb
To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.
Etymology: Early 19th century US; attested 1834. In original use, often used to refer to pulling oneself over a fence, and implying that someone is attempting or has claimed some ludicrously far-fetched or impossible task. Presumably a variant on a traditional tall tale, as elaborated below. The shift in sense to a possible task appears to have developed in the early 20th century, and the use of the phrase to mean “a ludicrous task” continued into the 1920s.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pull oneself up by ones bootstraps in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pull oneself up by ones bootstraps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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