Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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HAVE THE LAST LAUGH
to outsmart or get revenge on someone who thinks he or she has been clever
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1. The boys thought they had tricked the girls by locking them in the kitchen, but he girls had the last laugh when the boys got hungry and realized they couldn’t get in.
2. Mark was lazy and decided to let Roger do most of the work. But Roger had the last laugh because, in the end, Mark got none of the credit. Compare to: he who laughs last, laughs best; laugh all the way to the bank. |
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