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Mary Pettibone Poole

"He who laughs, lasts."

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he laughs best who laughs last

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for laughs

[for laughs] {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bundle of laughs

[bundle of laughs] {n. phr.} A very amusing person, thing, or event. * /Uncle Lester tells so many jokes that he is a bundle of laughs./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

best

[best] See: [AS BEST ONE CAN], [AT BEST], [FOR THE BEST], [GET THE BETTER OF] or [GET THE BEST OF], [HAD BETTER] or [HAD BEST], [HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put to sea

[put to sea] {v. phr.} To start a voyage. * /The captain said the ship would put to sea at six in the morning./ * /In the […]

sewed up

[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Won or arranged as you wish; decided. * /They thought they had the game sewed up, but the […]