C1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
have the last laugh
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to succeed in the end after others doubted or laughed at you
Usually in the past. It suggests the others were proved wrong.
In context
Everyone laughed at his tiny online shop, but he had the last laugh when it made millions.
My friends said I'd never finish the marathon, but I had the last laugh.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again