play a joke on sb.

play a joke on sb.开某人玩笑

【例句】

◆ He played a joke on me by pretending he'd lost the tickets，他假装把票丢了，跟我开了个玩笑。  

【联想】

play a trick on sb．捉弄某人：If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them．如果邻居们不给糖，孩子们也许会捉弄他们。（人教版，必修③，Unit 1）