en pull oneself up by one's bootstraps

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Source: English Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • en paddle one's own canoe ➜
  • en ability ➜
  • en bootstrap ➜
  • en bootstrap paradox ➜
  • en effort ➜
  • en enterprise ➜
  • en help ➜
  • en outside ➜
  • en self starter ➜
  • en setback ➜
  • en succeed ➜

Synonyms

  • es como juan palomo ➜
  • is af eigin rammleik ➜
  • is hjálparlaust ➜

Derived from

  • en bootstrap (n) ➜

Etymologically related

  • en bootstrap paradox ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
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