Example
“Critics dismissed her first design, but she had the last laugh when it won an award.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
laugh all the way to the bank
CEFR B2to enjoy a large, easy profit, especially from something others consider unfair or undeserving
Neutral
every last
CEFR B1all members or items in a group, with no exceptions at all
Neutral
famous last words
CEFR B2a confident prediction or claim that events soon prove completely wrong
Neutral
last man standing
CEFR C1the only survivor of a fight, consolidation, or market shakeout
Neutral
a piece of cake
CEFR A2Something that is very easy to do.
Informal
so far so good
CEFR A2used to say that things have gone well up to now
Informal
Source methodology
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