Step on a rake

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, striking the person walking in the face.

2.VerbTo fall victim to an avoidable (usually self-caused) hazard or error.

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