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Definition

Alternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself.

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In Context

  • "“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."