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pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
外部の助けを借りずに自分自身の努力だけで新たな試みを始める / 困難や挫折から自力で立ち直る / 自助努力だけで成功する
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic) To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only by one's own efforts or abilities.
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pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
Determined to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, she launched a small online business and worked two jobs until it became profitable.
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Determined to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, she launched a small online business and worked two jobs until it became profitable.
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