pull a stunt

pull a stunt (on someone)

To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke (against someone). It turns out that the supposed alien visitors people had been seeing were just a bunch of teenagers pulling a stunt on the town. I've got a great plan to pull a stunt on the school for April Fools' Day. The fake article had been in print in the renowned scientific journal for more than a week before its author revealed that he had pulled a stunt.
See also: pull, stunt
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pull a stunt (on someone)

 and pull a trick (on someone)
to deceive someone; to play a trick on someone. Let's pull a trick on the teacher. Don't you dare pull a stunt like that!
See also: pull, stunt
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pull a fast one
  • pull a fast one (on someone)
  • pull a stunt (on someone)
  • stunt
  • pull a trick (on someone)
  • pull a hoax (on someone)
  • play a trick (on one)
  • play a trick on
  • play tricks on
  • prank
References in periodicals archive
"Just imagine what will happen just before I pull a stunt and the battery just quits!"