rake-stepping

The English word “rake-stepping” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.

Etymology

Popularized by a gag in the 1993 episode "Cape Feare" of The Simpsons, in which Sideshow Bob, already injured, accidentally steps on several rakes, causing the handles to hit him in the face.

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