who laughs last laughs best

who laughs last laughs best
See: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • who laughs last laughs best — See: HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • who\ laughs\ last\ laughs\ best — See: he laughs best who laughs last …   Словарь американских идиом

  • he laughs best who laughs last — See also the two adjacent proverbs (let them laugh that win, he who laughs last, laughs longest). The ‘French proverb’ referred to in quot. 1822 is rira bien qui rira le dernier. c 1607 Christmas Prince (1923) 109 Hee laugheth best that laugheth… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • The Man Who Laughs — For the Batman graphic novel, see Batman: The Man Who Laughs. For the various film adaptations, see The Man Who Laughs (film). The Man Who Laughs   …   Wikipedia

  • he who laughs last, laughs longest — A modern development of the preceding proverb (he laughs best who laughs last). 1912 J. MASEFIELD Widow in Bye Street iv. 66 In this life he laughs longest who laughs last. 1943 J. LODWICK Running to Paradise xxx. He who laughs last laughs… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • he who laughs last, laughs best — (or he laughs best that laughs last) used to say that even if you are not successful now you still succeed or win in the end • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh …   Useful english dictionary

  • he who laughs last laughs longest — A person may feel satisfied or pleased when they d something bad or unfair  to you, but if you can get revenge, you will feel more satisfaction.( He who laughs last laughs best is also used, and he is sometimes omitted.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • he laughs best who laughs last — A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy laughing at them for being wrong more than they enjoyed laughing at him. A proverb. * /Everyone laughed at Mary when she was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • he laughs best who laughs last — A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy laughing at them for being wrong more than they enjoyed laughing at him. A proverb. * /Everyone laughed at Mary when she was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • he\ laughs\ best\ who\ laughs\ last — proverb A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy laughing at them for being wrong more than they enjoyed laughing at him. Everyone laughed at Mary when she was learning… …   Словарь американских идиом

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