"step on a rake" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-step on a rake.ogg [Australia] Forms: steps on a rake [present, singular, third-person], stepping on a rake [participle, present], stepped on a rake [participle, past], stepped on a rake [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} step on a rake (third-person singular simple present steps on a rake, present participle stepping on a rake, simple past and past participle stepped on a rake)
  1. (literally) To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, invariably striking the person walking in the face. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-step_on_a_rake-en-verb-PbXeJcYl
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) To fall victim to a hazard. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Translations (idiom: to fall victim to a hazard): astua miinaan (Finnish), kāpt uz grābekļa (Latvian), наступи́ть на гра́бли (nastupítʹ na grábli) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-step_on_a_rake-en-verb-aeQpnWZZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'idiom: to fall victim to a hazard': 8 92

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