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Meanings of play a joke on in English

Portuguese
ludibriar

Subject to a playful hoax or joke.

        ludibriar
        Spanish
        embaucar

        Deceive somebody.

            embaucar
            Usage of play a joke on in English
            1
            Even somebody like the idealist can play a joke on you.
            A Confederacy of Dunces
            2
            You must help Miss Ballister and me to play a joke on the others.
            From Place to Place
            3
            He simply wanted to play a joke on his companions.
            How John Became a Man: Life Story of a Motherless Boy
            4
            Now I can play a joke on Bobby Gray Squirrel.
            Bunny Rabbit's Diary
            5
            My father said that sometimes, his young master would play a joke on him.
            Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
            6
            One day the foreman decided to play a joke on one of the guys.
            On Edge
            7
            I hopes none o' you folks done play a joke on me, dat's right.
            The Chums of Scranton High / Or, Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight
            8
            Come on, we're going to play a joke on Mamma.
            Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
            9
            We just wanted to play a joke on you guys, scare you a little.
            I am number four
            10
            We'll play a joke on this cold snap yet, when we get inside the cabin.
            Buffalo Roost / A Story of a Young Men's Christian Association B...
            11
            Do you want to play a joke on me?
            Andrea Delfin
            12
            My idea, then, is to play a joke on him, instead, which might have better effect.
            Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, E...
            13
            By and by, I'll play a joke on that old country greeny, and you'll see fun.
            Choice Readings for the Home Circle
            14
            I will play a joke on some one!
            Children's Classics in Dramatic Form, Book Two
            15
            I will play a joke on every one!
            Children's Classics in Dramatic Form, Book Two
            16
            Tried to play a joke on the girls last night by dressing up in the groom's clothes.
            The Man on the Box
            Translations for play a joke on