play tricks

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Verb

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play tricks - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, pull a fast one on, trick, play a joke oncozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest withsnooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"