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  • play a trick — index dupe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • play a trick on — verb deceive somebody We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week • Syn: ↑flim flam, ↑play a joke on, ↑play tricks, ↑trick, ↑fob, ↑fox, ↑pull a fast one on …   Useful english dictionary

  • play a trick on — deceive you for fun, play a joke on    We played a trick on Liz. We sent her picture to a beauty contest …   English idioms

  • play a trick on someone — play a joke/trick/on someone phrase to do something to someone that you think is funny because it makes them look silly or feel embarrassed His friends played a cruel trick on him. Thesaurus: to tell a joke or jokessynonym Main entry: pl …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trick-or-treating — Trick or treating, is an activity for children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, Trick or treat? The trick part of trick or treat is a threat… …   Wikipedia

  • trick or treat — v 1.) go trick or treating if children go trick or treating, they dress in ↑costumes and go from house to house on ↑Halloween saying trick or treat in order to get sweets 2.) the words that children say when they go trick or treating, to say that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trick or treat — trick′ or treat′ n. a Halloween custom in which children call on neighbors, local merchants, etc., to ask for a small treat, ritualistically threatening to play a trick if refused • Etymology: 1940–45 trick′ or treat′, v.i. trick′ or treat′er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • trick or treat! — ☆ trick or treat! traditional greeting used by a TRICK OR TREATER: orig. used with the meaning “give me a treat or I will play a trick on you!” * * * …   Universalium

  • trick or treat! — ☆ trick or treat! traditional greeting used by a TRICK OR TREATER: orig. used with the meaning “give me a treat or I will play a trick on you!” …   English World dictionary

  • trick — trick1 [ trık ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something unfair/unpleasant ▸ 2 entertainment like magic ▸ 3 something not what it seems ▸ 4 effective way to do something ▸ 5 in card game ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an unfair or unpleasant thing you do in order to harm… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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