play a joke on

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}]