play a joke

play a joke (on somebody)

to do something that makes someone look foolish Richard called and said I had won ten thousand dollars, and it took me a second to realize he was playing a joke on me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Caiaphas	KAY-ə-fəs (English), KIE-ə-fəs (English)	Biblical
Carola	['kærələ]
Zenobia	zə-NO-bee-ə (English)	Ancient Greek
Sirpa	SEER-pah	Finnish
Diane	dee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)	French, English
Zaal	-	Georgian