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lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags

lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags is the simple past and past participle of lift oneself up by one's boot-tags.

Meaning of lift oneself up by one's boot-tags

Verb

lift oneself up by one's boot-tags (third-person singular simple present lifts oneself up by one's boot-tags, present participle lifting oneself up by one's boot-tags, simple past and past participle lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags)

  1. Synonym of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Questions about lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags

What is lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags the simple past and past participle of?
Lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags is the simple past and past participle of lift oneself up by one's boot-tags.

Words near lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags in the dictionary

  1. lifted a finger
  2. lifted all boats
  3. lifted down
  4. lifted off
  5. lifted one's game
  6. lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags
  7. lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps
  8. lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags
  9. lifted oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  10. lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands
  11. lifted someone's spirits

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