play on somebody *
play upon somebody

Why should he not play his own game upon him?

She could not stop her hands from playing upon his back just a little longer.

Her hands played upon him until he couldn't take it any more.

A bit of light still played upon the water or I would not have been able to make it out.

They needed to believe in him now, and he played upon that.

The heat can affect a man, playing upon his blood.

However, the company has decided to make the game free to play upon release.

It was a stream of lead I played upon him.

But excuse me, I'll make the point clear, and it is not a case of playing upon words.

He knew the trick; it had been played upon him before.