play a trick on

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The whistleblower affair also led a disgruntled Barclays customer to play a trick on Mr Staley by emailing him in the guise of the bank's then chairman, John McFarlane.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2021

But unbeknownst to the guesser, the group has decided to play a trick on him.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2018

The therapist taught me breathing exercises and how to play a trick on my mind: as soon as I felt an attack coming on, I had to start a drill.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015

And all you have to do is play a trick on the desperate and jobless!

From Inc • Jul. 22, 2010

Until he tried to play a trick on Old Emma.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney