How to pronounce “pull the ladder up behind oneself”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To prevent others from attaining or benefiting from the same advantages, opportunities, or rights as oneself.

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pull the ladder up after oneself, bring up the rear, rise above, come up from behind, stand in one's own light, drag the chain, take oneself up by one's own ears, get a leg up, knock someone off their perch, pull-up, step back, pull up, lift oneself up by one's boot-tags, climb down, line one's pockets, jump before one is pushed, pull the rug out from under, paint oneself into a corner, box oneself into a corner, go out of one's way, keep one's head down, rear one's head, take one's half out of the middle, pull up stakes, pull ahead, pull rank, foil, expose oneself, foul one's own nest, watch one's back, pull one's socks up, get in someone's hair, stand from under, stack the deck, quit while one is ahead, kick up, top oneself, cover one's tracks, hide one's light under a bushel, hold one's own, dig out of a hole, pull off, get one's way, dig oneself in a hole, dig a hole for oneself, walk off with, stay behind, pull someone's chain, write one's own ticket, jockey for position, keep one's head below the parapet, suck the mop, steal someone's thunder, pull the rug, grab by the lapels, tie oneself to the mast, eat one's own, look out for number one, move up in the world, live a lie, step on a rake, get someone's back up, pull down a notch, stay back, draw even, put up, make one's own luck, tip one's hand, jump the queue, get out of someone's hair, draw fire, put up to, have the drop on, not do someone any favors, crawl over each other, screw over, elbow, make a stick for one's own back, hang a leg, pull one's own weight, get ahead of oneself, get the drop on, get one up on, stand aside, do out of, give someone enough rope, put oneself out of the way, look before one leaps, pull in one's horns, bring up short, pull strings, draw the line, come to someone's rescue, rest on one's laurels, give someone the slip, cover one's back, hold hostage, overplay one's hand, pull a few strings, up the ante

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