To do something really stupid, and when the consequences arrived, be totally shocked. Example: Person 1: That was the stupidest thing Chris ever did. Too bad he's dead. Person 2: Yeah, He really stuck his fork in the toaster.
STICK ONE'S FORK IN A TOASTER
Meaning of STICK ONE'S FORK IN A TOASTER in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012