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lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands

lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands is the simple past and past participle of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands.

Meaning of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands

Verb

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

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

Questions about lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands

What is lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands the simple past and past participle of?
Lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands is the simple past and past participle of lift oneself up by one's own waistbands.

Words near lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands in the dictionary

  1. lifted one's game
  2. lifted oneself up by one's boot-tags
  3. lifted oneself up by one's bootstraps
  4. lifted oneself up by one's own boot-tags
  5. lifted oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  6. lifted oneself up by one's own waistbands
  7. lifted someone's spirits
  8. lifted the bar
  9. lifted the lid
  10. lifted up
  11. lifter

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