What is the meaning of ‘pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps’? When you ‘pull/haul/drag yourself up by your bootstraps’, you come up in life through sheer hard work. All the changes that Suchitra makes are presented to us as a fait accompli. The students became increasingly angry when they realised they were being presented with a fait accompli. (R Shanthi, Srirangam)We Indians are very fond of the word ‘avail’; we frequently use it in both formal and informal contexts.

Source: The Hindu March 05, 2017 11:33 UTC