have/get the last laugh

idiom

: to succeed or win after being laughed at or doubted by others

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Army might have won the conference, but Navy has the opportunity to get the last laugh. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024 However, Chung added, Jeong did want to have the last laugh. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Occasionally accused of being streaky even during 20-goal seasons, Lautaro, over time, tends to have the last laugh. James Horncastle, The Athletic, 3 July 2024 Yet those viewers TikTok-ified into shorter attention spans may have the last laugh. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for have/get the last laugh 

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“Have/get the last laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fget%20the%20last%20laugh. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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