have the last laugh (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: has the last laugh
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having the last laugh
tags: participle
present
form: had the last laugh
tags: participle
past
form: had the last laugh
tags: past
form: get the last laugh
tags: alternative