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Old 19-Nov-2007, 14:45
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Default Re: play a joke on and play a joke with
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Originally Posted by jiang View Post
Dear teachers,

I know there is the expression "to play a joke on somebody". Then I came across a sentence "He play a little joke with the educational system". Could you please explain if there is a phrase 'to play with somebody or something'?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang
Dear Jiang,
I have never heard the phrase "play a little joke with" in the context you described. You can "play a joke on" someone or "joke with" someone but you can't joke with or play a joke on a thing.
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