playing trick

American  

noun

Bridge.

1. a card in a hand considered as likely to take a trick, assuming that the player who holds the hand or that player's partner is the declarer.

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Etymology

Origin of playing trick

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Very often they lost their money, or pretended to do so, and three or four of them had resorted to Ann Grippen's plan of playing "trick upon travelers."

From Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks by Optic, Oliver

And she may scold you for playing trick with the signs, but that's all.

From The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake Bessie King in Summer Camp by Stewart, Jane L.