play a prank (on one)

To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke (at one's expense). It turns out that the supposed alien visitors that people had been seeing were just a bunch of teenagers playing an elaborate prank. I've got a great plan to play a prank on the school for April Fools' Day.

See also: play, prank

See also:

play a trick (on one)
play a trick on
play tricks on
prank
pull a hoax (on someone)
pull a prank (on someone)
pull a trick (on someone)
stunt
pull a stunt (on someone)
pull a fast one

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