Meaning of pull the ladder up after oneself | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

““There are a lot of people who have achieved success, but then pulled the ladder up after them,” [John M.] Connors added.”

“Basically if you are on the up, don't pull the ladder up after you!”

“It is un-American to pull the ladder up after you; the American way is to pass it down to the next person, and silence is complicity when it comes to this.”

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