take oneself up by one's own ears
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[edit]Verb
[edit]take oneself up by one's own ears (third-person singular simple present takes oneself up by one's own ears, present participle taking oneself up by one's own ears, simple past took oneself up by one's own ears, past participle taken oneself up by one's own ears)
- Alternative form of pull oneself up by one's bootstraps