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play a trick on
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play a trick on someone and play a prank on someone
to do a trick that affects someone. Somebody played a trick on me by hiding my shoes. The little boys planned to play a trick on their teacher by turning up the heat in the classroom.
See also: play, trick


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Jessica (Pipes), queen bee of the sorority house presided over by Mrs Crenshaw (Fisher), decides to play a prank on Garret (O'Leary), the two-timing brother of sorority member Chugs (Harshman) and everyone tows the line.
Plus, Louis Walsh targets his X Factor proteges JLS and Shayne Ward as he is altered to look significantly older, and sports star Matt Dawson dresses up as a camp theatre director to play a prank on his former England rugby union team-mate Austin Healey.
A guaranteed way of getting laughs is always at some other persons expense - so unfortunately there has to be a victim so if you are planning to play a prank on someone then be sure will they take it all in good fun - if not avoid that person.
 
 
 
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