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The following 18 entries include the term on someone.
the joke is on someone
phrase—used to describe a situation in which a person trying to make something happen to someone else (such as being tricked or embarrassed) ends up having it happen to himself or herself instead
wait on (someone) hand and foot
phrase: to provide everything that someone needs or wants : to act as a servant to (someone)
wish (someone or something) on (someone)
phrase: to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant)
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