to play a prank on sb
1play a prank on — arrange a surprise for you so people will laugh Ty played a prank on me. He left a message to call the president …
2prank — n. 1) to play a prank on smb. 2) a childish; foolish; innocent; mischievous; wanton prank * * * [præŋk] foolish innocent mischievous wanton prank a childish to play a prank on smb …
3play a joke on — fool or trick someone, play a prank on I played a joke on Ty. I phoned and said he d won the lottery …
4prank — n Prank, caper, antic, monkeyshine, dido mean a playful, often a mischievous, act or trick. Prank carries the strongest implication of devilry of all these words, though there is little suggestion of malice and primary emphasis upon the practical …
5play — [n1] theater piece comedy, curtain raiser*, drama, entertainment, farce, flop*, hit*, mask*, musical, one act*, opera, performance, potboiler*, show, smash*, smash hit*, stage show, theatrical, tragedy, turkey*; concept 263 play [n2] amusement,… …
6prank — [ præŋk ] noun count a silly trick that you play on someone to surprise them …
7prank — [n] practical joke; frivolity antic, caper, caprice, escapade, fancy, fooling, frolic, gag, gambol, high jinks*, horseplay*, hotfoot*, lark, levity, lightness, monkeyshines*, play, put on, rib*, rollick, roughhouse*, roughhousing*, rowdiness,… …
8play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …
9prank — UK [præŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms prank : singular prank plural pranks a silly trick that you play on someone to surprise them …
10prank — I. noun Etymology: obsolete prank to play tricks Date: circa 1529 trick: a. obsolete a malicious act b. a mildly mischievous act c. a ludicrous act II. verb Etymology: probably from Dutch pronken to strut; akin to Middle Hig …
