Play A Joke/trick On (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Play A Joke/trick On (someone) Idiom mean?

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play a joke/trick on (someone) What does play a joke/trick on (someone) mean?	to do a joke/trick that affects someone	The boy played a trick on his teacher.
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think up (an excuse/idea) What does "think up (an excuse/idea)" mean?	to invent or create an excuse or idea	Our boss has thought up many interesting ideas for our company.
run (something) by (someone) again What does "run (something) by (someone) again" mean?	to say something again	I asked my colleague to run his ideas by me again.
come out ahead What does "come out ahead" mean?	to improve one's situation	Although our new car was expensive, we came out ahead because it is very cheap to operate.
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not	The politician was sailing under false colors when he appealed to the citizens for votes.

in time What does "in time" mean?	early enough	I didn`t come home in time to meet my cousin.
give (someone) the cold shoulder What does "give (someone) the cold shoulder" mean?	ignore someone, reject someone	The office staff gave me the cold shoulder when I did not go to the farewell party.
make heads or tails (out) of (something) What does "make heads or tails (out) of (something)" mean?	to find meaning in something, to understand something	I was unable to make heads or tails out of our company's plans to restructure our department.
have a brush with the law What does "have a brush with the law" mean?	have a brief experience or encounter with the law	The man had a brush with the law when he was a teenager.

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Play A Joke/trick On (someone) Idiom