Last laugh?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="us">us</span>” (<span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="irreparable">irreparable</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="last">last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>” <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> 11 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> 5-3. <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="rallied">rallied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> 7-6 <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span> 3 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, 9-7. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="clinched">clinched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> 11-9.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seesaw">seesaw</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheered">cheered</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span>.</p><p><span word="Tennie">Tennie</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="last">last</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="setback">setback</span>, <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p>
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