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pull/haul yourself up by the/your (own) bootstraps
idiom
to improve your situation without any help from other people: 靠自己的努力取得成功，自力更生
He left school at 15 and pulled himself up by his bootstraps to ultimately head up a company.他15岁就离开了学校，完全靠自己的能力最终成为一家公司的主管。
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add salt to somethingidiom
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alleviate
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cultivate
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liven (something) up
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remedial
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revamp
revitalize
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salve
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tonic
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