present participle of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

Alternative form of open a can of whoop ass

Alternative form of don't count your chickens before they're hatched

(idiomatic) To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself.

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

(idiomatic, humorous) A request for the real person or thing to be identified from among others that are similar.

(idiomatic, often humorous) Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that he or she could not make a living from it.