Talk:pull the ladder up behind oneself
Latest comment: 1 year ago by WordyAndNerdy in topic Origin
Origin[edit]
I've seen it suggested that the source of this idiom is an 1850 quote by Victor Hugo published in Chose vues (seemingly a collection of Hugo's notes and ephemeral writings). WordyAndNerdy (talk) 22:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)