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has the last laugh

has the last laugh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the last laugh.

Meaning of have the last laugh

Verb

have the last laugh (third-person singular simple present has the last laugh, present participle having the last laugh, simple past and past participle had the last laugh)

  1. (idiomatic) To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.
    • The author had the last laugh over the publishers who had rejected her now best-selling book.

Questions about has the last laugh

What is has the last laugh the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has the last laugh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the last laugh.

Words near has the last laugh in the dictionary

  1. has the drop on
  2. has the first idea
  3. has the floor
  4. has the heart
  5. has the hots for
  6. has the last laugh
  7. has the laugh on one's side
  8. has the law of
  9. has the painters in
  10. has the pas of someone
  11. has the pleasure

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