the last laugh
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Those supposedly ignorant girls got the last laugh.
From Literature
Reardon, who is still using Facebook groups to help plan a big family vacation to Australia and relishes Facebook tips she has received on speedier immigration lines and packing light, had the last laugh.
Though early in forecasting both the bursting of the internet bubble and the bear market during the global financial crisis, Grantham had the last laugh.
From MarketWatch
His nature is to win and to wound and to get the last laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
White: That character is all about himself, and this is one final way to leave on the last laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
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