rake-stepping

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes. countable,slang,uncountable
    — But the rake-stepping won’t stop, and the attacks won’t go away, raising the question of whether there will come a tipping point for Biden.

词形变化

rake-steppings plural rake stepping alternative

词源

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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