rake-stepping
Noun
The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.
Usage- Countable
- Slang
- Uncountable
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- Examples
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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.
More examples (2)
And despite occasional attempts at reform, usually in response to some epic rake-stepping by the agency, federal disaster relief has gotten no simpler or more effective.
VP of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf oozes with, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing …” and has deftly escaped any blame for the personnel rake-stepping of the past few seasons.
Word forms
rake-steppingsrake stepping