have the last laugh

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have the last laugh

to make someone who has criticized or defeated you look stupid by succeeding at something more important or by seeing them fail They fired her last year but she had the last laugh because she was taken on by their main rivals at twice the salary.

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"Oh, it's not with him I'm riled," I said frankly, "but with those other blackguards, and--and with you, old chap, for taking it all as you do, while such infamous scoundrels have the last laugh, and are safely on their way to France Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context			have stick in craw have sticky fingers have taken leave of senses have taped have teeth have the ball in court have the best of have the brass have the cards stacked against have the cares of the world on shoulders have the courage of convictions have the devil to pay have the devil's own job have the devil's own luck have the ear of have the edge on have the faintest have the final say have the final word have the foggiest have the gall to do have the gift of gab have the goods have the hots for have the inside track have the last laugh have the luck of the devil have the makings of have the measure of have the Midas touch have the mullygrubs have the patience of a saint have the presence of mind to do have the run of have the shirt off back have the shoe on the other foot have the stomach for have the time of life have the upper hand have the whip hand have the world at feet have time have time on hands have time on side have time to kill have to be moving along have to be seen to be believed have to burn have to do with have to eat words have to get married			have the face have the facts straight have the faintest have the final say have the final word have the foggiest have the gall to do have the gift of gab have the goodness have the goodness have the goods have the goods on have the goods on have the goods on have the heart have the heart have the heart have the heart have the hots for have the hump have the hump have the hump have the hump have the idea have the impression have the inside track have the jump on have the jump on have the jump on have the jump on have the last laugh have the last say have the last word have the luck of the devil have the makings of have the measure have the measure have the measure have the measure have the measure of have the Midas touch have the mien have the mullygrubs have the neck have the neck have the neck have the of doing have the of doing have the patience of a saint have the patience of Job have the pleasure have the pleasure have the presence of mind to do have the qualifications have the requisites have the run of have the shirt off back have the shoe on the other foot have the stomach for have the time of life have the upper hand

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