haul/pull (yourself) up by (your) bootstraps

to improve your situation by your own efforts without any help from other people.

My father pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become one of the richest men in the country.

• think the sun shines out of arse
• think the sun shines out of backside
• think the sun shines out of someone's arse
• think the sun shines out of someone's backside
• think the sun shines out someone's arse
• think the sun shines out someone's backside
• think the world of
• think the world of someone
• think through
• think to
• think to yourself
• think twice
• think twice about
• think twice about something
• think up
• think up something
• think well of
• think well of someone
• think well of something
• think you are God's gift to women
• thin line
• thin skin
• thin-skinned
• third degree
• third wheel