Might mean (unverified): Carelessly cause self-inflicted problems.
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  1. step on a rake: Wiktionary

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  1. step on a rake: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (step on a rake)

verb:  (literally) To step on the tines of a garden rake, causing the handle of the rake to rise from the ground rapidly, striking the person walking in the face.
verb:  (idiomatic) To fall victim to an avoidable (usually self-caused) hazard or error.

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