Sometimes you might hear the expression said as " to play on someone's heartstrings" .

有时你可能会听到这个表达被说成 " to play on someone's heartstrings" 。

It’s a mean trick to play on someone.

【mean，meanly，meanness】跟人玩这样的恶作剧够损的。

A " prank" (prank) is a joke that you play on someone else, usually to make them look foolish or stupid.

“恶作剧” （prank）是你拿别人开的玩笑，通常是为了让他们看起来愚蠢或愚蠢。

After a practical joke everybody laughs or smiles, except, usually, the victim of the joke: for practical jokes must be played on someone.

在一个恶作剧之后， 每个人都笑了或笑了，除了，通常，笑话的受害者：因为恶作剧必须对某人开。

A " hoax" (hoax) is a trick or a joke that is played on someone to make them believe in something that isn't true.

“恶作剧”（恶作剧）是对某人开的一个把戏或玩笑，目的是让他们相信一些不真实的事情。

To play on: this is a phrase we often use with fears. When you play on someone's fears, you take advantage of what they are afraid of to get what you want.

play on：这个短语通常和fear一起用。当你利用别人的恐惧时，你利用他们害怕的东西来获得你想要的东西。