秋后算账

秋後算賬

qiūhòu-suànzhàng

idiom #56,914

Meanings

1 to settle scores later
2 to get even after the dust settles

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

别担心，老板不会秋后算账的。

Bié dānxīn, lǎobǎn bùhuì qiūhòusuànzhàng de.

Don't worry, the boss won't come back later to hold this over you.

HSK 5

现在先忍着，以后再跟他秋后算账。

Xiànzài xiān rěn zhe, yǐhòu zài gēn tā qiūhòusuànzhàng.

Put up with it for now; we'll settle scores with him later.

Tips

culture

Literally 'settle accounts after autumn'. Traditionally farmers reckoned debts after the autumn harvest - now used metaphorically for any delayed retaliation or reckoning.

Stroke Order

秋 qiū

后 hòu

算 suàn

账 zhàng