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lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps

lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps is the present participle of lift oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Questions about lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps

What is lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps the present participle of?
Lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps is the present participle of lift oneself up by one's bootstraps.

Words near lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps in the dictionary

  1. lifting gases
  2. lifting gasses
  3. lifting off
  4. lifting one's game
  5. lifting oneself up by one's boot-tags
  6. lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps
  7. lifting oneself up by one's own boot-tags
  8. lifting oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  9. lifting oneself up by one's own waistbands
  10. lifting shop
  11. lifting shops

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