have the last laugh

verb

Definitions

  1. To be vindicated

    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.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for have the last laugh. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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