HAVE THE LAST LAUGH

Meaning of HAVE THE LAST LAUGH in English

v. phr. To make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you. Other schools laughed at us when our little team entered the state championship, but we had the last laugh when we won it.

Compare: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, TURN THE TABLES.

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HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — get the better of
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — be finally vindicated. → laugh
Concise Oxford English vocab
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — see laugh
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — see laugh
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — = get the last laugh
Slang English vocab
HAVE THE LAST LAUGH — make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you first I had the last laugh when I was able to …
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-, -ä- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English laughen, from Old English hliehhan, hlehhan, hlæhan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAUGH — /laf, lahf/ , v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, ˈläf verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
LAUGH — [laugh] vb [ME, fr. OE hliehhan; akin to OHG lachen to laugh] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to show mirth, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAUGH — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAUGH — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. make the spontaneous sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, derision, etc. …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAUGH — ( laughs, laughing, laughed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAUGH — [noun] [C]She let out a small laugh when she heard the noise."That's wonderful," Mitch said with a laugh (in his …
Cambridge English vocab
LAUGH — Synonyms and related words : Homeric laughter, be in heaven, be in stitches, be pleased, beam, belittle, belly laugh, blue …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAUGH — INDEX: 1. to laugh because something is funny 2. to laugh in a cruel or nasty way 3. to laugh …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAUGH — See ↑ LAUGH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a good laugh • ↑ be a laugh • ↑ can laugh …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAUGH — n. 25B6; verb he started to laugh excitedly : CHUCKLE, chortle, guffaw, giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, burst out laughing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LAUGH — 1. сущ. 1) смех, хохот to do smth. for a laugh (for laughs) ≈ делать что-л. ради смеха on the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAUGH — laugh.ogg 1. lɑ:f n 1. смех on the laugh - смеясь, продолжая смеяться, со смехом to give a laugh - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAVE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — 1) длиться 2) крайний 3) последний 4) продолжаться 5) прошлый 6) сохраняться • in the last analysis — в конце концов last quarter of the moon — последняя …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LAST — I last прил.1) превосх. ст. от late 1. 2) последний to come in last — приходить последним (на скачках) She …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LAUGH — 1. lɑ:f n 1. смех on the laugh - смеясь, продолжая смеяться, со смехом to give a laugh - рассмеяться …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии Стюартов …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAVE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAUGH — 1. сущ. 1) смех, хохот to do smth. for a laugh (for laughs) — делать что-л. ради смеха on the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LAST — I l:st 1. прил. 1) превосх. ст. от late 1. 2) последний to come in last — приходить последним ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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