have the last laugh

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Redirected from last laugh)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

have the last laugh (third-person singular simple present has the last laugh, present participle having the last laugh, simple past and past participle had the last laugh)

  1. (idiomatic) To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.
    The author had the last laugh over the publishers who had rejected her now best-selling book.

See also

[edit]