bootstrap
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈbuːtstræp/
:
presilla
- Time to sharpen the knives, circle the wagons, pull up our bootstraps and buckle down.
It's, you know, grab your bootstraps and your boots and start pulling.
- It's, you know, grab your bootstraps and your boots and start pulling.
- They're the best diamond encrusted four-star bootstraps and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
Examples
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Make sure to tie the bootstrap securely before going for a hike.
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She used the bootstrap on her new boots to help pull them on easily.
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I picked myself up by my bootstraps and got to it.
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But now, you have got to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get on with it.
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Have faith, pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
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Pulled myself up by my own bootstraps.
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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
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In America, a man can lift himself up by his bootstraps.
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Every man's gotta pull himself up by his own bootstraps.
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My father, Morris Farbrinsky, pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become mattress king of Atlantic City.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bootstrap originally meant the small loop or strap at the top of a boot that you pull to help put the boot on.