Verb: play a trick on
- Deceive somebody
"The salesman played a trick on the unsuspecting customer with false promises";
- flimflam [informal], play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob [archaic], fox, pull a fast one on [informal], hose [N. Amer, informal], pull a fast one [informal], take for a ride [informal], sucker [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: played a trick on, playing a trick on, plays a trick on