step on a rake

Verb

literally figuratively idiomatic

(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.

Japanese Meaning

庭用の熊手のとげに足を踏み入れることで、柄が急に跳ね上がり、自分の顔に当たるという、文字通りの意味 / 比喩的には、自らの不注意や小さなミスが、予想外の不運や反作用を引き起こす状況を指す

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Every summer I somehow step on a rake and end up with the handle smacking me in the face.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

毎夏、なぜか庭の熊手の爪を踏んでしまい、柄が勢いよく跳ね上がって顔を打たれてしまう。

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Sense（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.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, figuratively) To fall victim to a hazard.

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 ）

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