step on a rake

English

Verb

step on a rake

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

Translations

idiom: to fall victim to a hazard

Finnish: astua miinaan

Russian: наступи́ть на гра́бли (nastupítʹ na grábli)

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