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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a trick on a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing pranks or deceptive actions, but it needs additional information to clarify its meaning.
Example: "He played a trick on a friend during the party."
Alternatives: "a prank on a" or "a deception on a".
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You know, to tell kids: 'You can do a trick on a skateboard and be cool and earn money.
I would have hoped for more of a trick on a Thursday, but unless I'm missing something, that's pretty much it.
He comes to the phone and… Crutiss Field instructor played a trick on a timid student by tossing away his control stick in mid-air.
The New Yorker, May 5 , 1928P. 17 Crutiss Field instructor played a trick on a timid student by tossing away his control stick in mid-air.
The technician, a young woman in galoshes named Annie Bellemare, and two colleagues are playing a trick on a long-bearded billy goat.
And by the time they get to the book about the monkey that plays a trick on a donkey, they couldn't really give a stuff.
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Even though most bakeries sell Berliner pancakes all year around, they are particularly associated with New Year's Eve parties, and tradition demands that for every eight doughnuts filled with jam, you slip in one filled with mustard (senf) to play a trick on an unlucky guest.
In one of the "moments" of the evening, Petit performed a trick on the winner's podium, making a coin disappear before balancing Marsh and Chinn's trophy on his forehead.
"Fate played a trick on me," Mr. Kim said with a tone of regret.
But he wanted to play a trick on her, so he also bought a cheap piece of rabbit's fur.
But then he appears looking relaxed and a little cavalier, perhaps playing a trick on those who doubted him.
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