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haul/pull up by bootstraps
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haul/pull yourself up by your bootstraps

to improve your situation by your own efforts without any help from other people. My father pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become one of the richest men in the country.

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pull the rug from under
pull the strings
pull the wool over eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up
pull up a chair

pull up by bootstraps
pull up short
pull up stakes
pull weight
pull/tear hair out
pull/yank chain
pulse
pump

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