bootstrap
Example Sentences
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Those who pull themselves up by the bootstraps should be able to attain a life materially more comfortable than their parents’.
SilverSneakers represents just a small slice of that — the costs are not broken out by MedPAC — but it’s significant enough that the bootstrap venture has turned into a big business.
From MarketWatch
Migrating to another cloud provider or implementing a multi-cloud strategy would likely be too costly for a bootstrapped startup like his.
Pulling up your bootstraps and spraying some tough on it is important.
From Los Angeles Times
Taking away whatever access people now have will not compel them to bootstrap their way to better health.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.