play a prank on someone

play a prank on someone
play a trick on someone & 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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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