play a joke on
play a joke (on one)
To trick one or do something to make them appear foolish; to play a prank (on one). It took me a while to realize that my brother was playing a joke on me. The kids tried to play a joke on the babysitter by pretending to be her boyfriend on the phone.
See also: joke, play
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
play a joke on someone
to make a joke that tricks someone. The children played a joke on their teacher. I don't like it when you play jokes on me.
See also: joke, on, play
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- play a joke (on one)
- put (something) over on (one)
- put over on
- put something over on
- from the sublime to the ridiculous
- parted
- a fool and his money are soon parted
- fool and his money are soon parted
- fool and his money are soon parted, a