Definition
Alternative form of pull the ladder up behind oneself.
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."