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Meaning of have the last laugh | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.

idiomatic

Examples

“The author had the last laugh over the publishers who had rejected her now best-selling book.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

have the laugh on one's side have the law of have the painters in have the pas of someone have the pleasure have the right time