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：2025/11/21
step on a rake
Verb
literally
figuratively
idiomatic
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
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(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.
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step on a rake
Every summer I somehow step on a rake and end up with the handle smacking me in the face.
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Every summer I somehow step on a rake and end up with the handle smacking me in the face.
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