PULL / DRAG YOURSELF UP BY YOUR (OWN) BOOTSTRAPS

Meaning of PULL / DRAG YOURSELF UP BY YOUR (OWN) BOOTSTRAPS in English

( informal ) to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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PULL — ( pulls, pulling, pulled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car pulls out (= moves away from the side of the road ) …
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OWN
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YOURSELF — mismo
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOURSELF — pronoun Date: 14th century 1. that identical one that is you, your normal, healthy, or sane condition or self , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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PULL
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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DRAG
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BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
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YOURSELF — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n. 1. a. : that identical one that is you …
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YOURSELF — (pron.) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with …
Английский словарь Webster
YOURSELF — ( pron. ) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOURSELF — /yoor self", yawr-, yohr-, yeuhr-/ , pron., pl. yourselves /-selvz"/ . 1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye ): …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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UP
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PULL
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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DRAG
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BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
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YOURSELF — n. your own person; by your own person; to your own person; from your own person
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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PULL — I. ˈpu̇l also ˈpəl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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DRAG
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
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YOURSELF — -ˈsef pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. : that identical one that is you — used reflexively you might hurt …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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YOURSELF — pron an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
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PULL
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OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
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DRAG
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BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
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YOURSELF — ■ pronoun [ second person singular ] ( plural yourselves ) 1》 used as the object of a verb or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PULL — [pull] vb [ME, fr. OE pullian; akin to MLG pulen to shell, cull] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to exert …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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DRAG
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YOURSELF — / jɔːˈself; weak form jə-; NAmE jər-; jɔːr-; jʊr-/ ( pl. your·selves / -ˈselvz; NAmE /) pronoun 1. (the reflexive …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
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UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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PULL — / pʊl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE / REMOVE STH 1. to hold sth firmly and use …
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OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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DRAG
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BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
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YOURSELF — your ‧ self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/ BrE AmE pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] ( plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/) 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
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PULL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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DRAG
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOTSTRAPS — boot ‧ straps /ˈbuːtstræps/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: bootstrap 'piece of leather or cloth attached …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
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OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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DRAG — v. & n. --v. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr. allow (one's feet, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
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