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Have the last laugh
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
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."
Synonyms
get the last laugh
have the laugh on one's side
come up trumps
snatch
hit the jackpot
turn up trumps
have the best of it
beat the odds
laugh all the way to the bank
ride one's luck
get one over on
even the score
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