释义 |
have the last laughBe finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier scepticism: the success of his novel meant he had the last laugh on the Irish literati...- You have to laugh but she'll have the last laugh when she gets offered all the plum roles as a female pirate.
- ‘I couldn't believe I had scored a goal like that and I couldn't stop laughing but I suppose Rangers had the last laugh,’ he said afterwards.
- According to government statistics, 70 people are killed and 250,000 are injured doing DIY each year - so you'll be the one having the last laugh when he's wheeled off to casualty.
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