- have the last laugh
- have the last laugh1. To triumph finally after one or more setbacks or defeats2. To have one's actions, etc finally vindicated after being scorned• • •Main Entry: ↑laugh
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have the last laugh phraseto finally be more successful than someone who was unpleasant to you, especially someone who laughed when you failed beforeBassett 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 yousynonymMain entry: laugh* * *
be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism* * *
have the last ˈlaugh idiomto be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.