have/get the last laugh

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Definition of have/get the last laugh

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

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have/get one's nose/snout in the trough

have/get one's (own) way

have/get the goods on

have/get the last laugh

have (got) news for (someone)

have (got) nothing left to prove

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