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lifting oneself up by one's own bootstraps

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

Questions about lifting oneself up by one's own bootstraps

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

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

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

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