The Origins of the Phrase “Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” – Useless Etymology
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 22 Sept 2024
The phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" originated shortly before the turn of the 20th century. It's attributed to a late-1800s physics schoolbook that contained the example question "Why can not a man lift himself by pulling up on his bootstraps?" So when it became a colloquial phrase referring to socioeconomic advancement shortly thereafter, it…
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