lift oneself up by one's own waistbands

English

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. Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps.
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