bootstrap

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boot·strap

BrE

/ˈbuːtstræp/

NAmE

/ˈbuːtstræp/

noun

●pull/drag yourself up by your (own) ˈbootstraps

(

informal

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to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people 自力更生