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bootstraps
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bootstraps
(noun)
bootstraps
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ˈ
buːtˌstræps/
noun
bootstraps
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ˈ
buːtˌstræps/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BOOTSTRAPS
by your own bootstraps
:
without help from other people
:
as a result of your own hard work
Despite many obstacles, she has pulled herself up
by her own bootstraps
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