have the last laugh

have the last laugh
have the last laugh
1. To triumph finally after one or more setbacks or defeats
2. To have one's actions, etc finally vindicated after being scorned
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Main Entry: ↑laugh

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have the last laugh phrase
to finally be more successful than someone who was unpleasant to you, especially someone who laughed when you failed before

Bassett has been widely mocked, but he had the last laugh when his team beat Manchester United 2–1.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become successfulsynonym to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym
Main entry: laugh

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be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism

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have the last ˈlaugh idiom
to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid
Main entry: ↑lastidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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