Bonus points if it’s usually misused/misunderstood by the people who say it

  • Mishmash2000@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    THIS! A million times this!! It’s literally implying the opposite of their intent in that you have to have someone else HELP YOU because you OBVIOUSLY can’t pull yourself up by your own bootstraps!

    One way to use this phrase correctly would be “No one can pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, we all need some help along the way.”!