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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 29

Topic: Idioms and phrases

Directions · Q26 to Q30

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Select the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Q29

Have the last laugh

  1. (a) to be the worst example of something
  2. (b) to succeed when others thought that you would notCorrect answer
  3. (c) to solve all the problems of life
  4. (d) to laugh at someone secretly

Solution.

Answer: (b) to succeed when others thought that you would not

  1. To have the last laugh is to succeed in the end despite earlier criticism, mockery or difficulty.
  2. The idiom concerns eventual success, not the timing of an actual laugh.