play a joke on

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play a joke on - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  play a joke on
      v 1: subject to a playful hoax or joke [syn: hoax, pull someone's leg
           , play a joke on]
      2: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that
         class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam, play   a joke on
         , play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a   fast one on
         , play a trick on]