Speakur

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pulled oneself up by one's bootstraps

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
pulled one-self up by one's -boot-straps
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

Questions

What does pulled oneself up by one's bootstraps mean?
simple past and past participle of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

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