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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Submitted on September 01, 2009
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| step on a rake | To fall victim to a hazard. |
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monter sur un râteau
наступить на грабли
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