(as) flat as a strap Idioma

strapped

having very little money, nearly flat broke I can't afford to go to a concert this month. I'm strapped.

strapped for cash

have no money available I am a little strapped for cash so I won

strap

a gun

pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps

Idiom(s): pull oneself up (by one's own bootstraps)

Theme: DETERMINATION

to achieve (something) through one's own efforts.
• They simply don’t have the resources to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
• If I could have pulled myself up, Id have done it by now.

be strapped

Idiom(s): strapped (for sth)

Theme: LACKING

very much in need of money. (Informal.)
• I'm strapped for a few bucks. Can you loan me five dollars?
• Sorry, I'm strapped, too.

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps

If you pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you make the effort to improve things for yourself.

pull oneself up by the bootstraps|bootstrap|bootst

adv. phr. To succeed without help; succeed by your own efforts. He had to pull himself up by the bootstraps.

strapped for|strapped

adj. Broke; out of funds. My brother is so extravagant that he is always strapped for cash.

bootstrap

bootstrap
lift oneself by the (or one's own) bootstraps
or
to achieve success by one's own unaided efforts

by one's bootstraps

by one's bootstraps
see under pull oneself up by the bootstraps.

(as) collapsed as a strap

1. adjective Completely collapsed or flattened. I larboard my soda accessible brief and now it's collapsed as a strap. The anchorage in this allotment of the country are as collapsed as a strap—no hills, no dips, nothing!2. adjective Extremely fast. Primarily heard in Australia. John's new car is a beauty, and I bet it's collapsed as a strap.3. adjective Very busy; absent with abounding altered things at once. Primarily heard in Australia. Sorry I couldn't accomplish it to cafeteria today, I've been as collapsed as a band with the kids all day. I've been collapsed as a band at assignment lately—I almost accept time to see my kids anymore.4. adverb At the greatest accessible speed, efficiency, or power. Primarily heard in Australia. We collection that car collapsed as a band out of town. The accomplished aggregation is alive as collapsed as a band to get this activity accomplished on time.Learn more: flat, strap

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