Emotions & feelings
have the last laugh
succeed in the end
To succeed eventually after other people have laughed at you or underestimated you.
Hear it in real life
Everyone said her business would fail.
She had the last laugh when it became profitable.
They laughed at his old car, but he had the last laugh when it outlasted theirs.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: have the last laughter
Say: have the last laugh
The fixed expression ends with "laugh," not the noun "laughter."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have the last laugh; had the last laugh; will have the last laugh
Your turn: say it out loud
They laughed at his old car, but he had the last laugh when it outlasted theirs.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have the last laugh
succeed in the end
“They laughed at his old car, but he had the last laugh when it outlasted theirs.”
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