pull a prank (on someone)



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pull a prank (on someone)

To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke (against someone). It turns out that the supposed alien visitors that people had been seeing were just a bunch of teenagers pulling a prank on the town. I've got a great plan to pull a prank on the school for April Fools' Day. The fake article had been in print in the renowned scientific journal for more than a week before its author revealed that he had pulled a prank when he decided to submit it.
See also: prank, pull

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Madhu-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
Moema-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Lot (1)LOT (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
MorpheusMAWR-fee-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Ealdgy&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
JaakkimaYAH:K-kee-mahFinnish