汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 秋后算账
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
秋后算账 (秋後算賬)
lit. to settle accounts after autumn / settle scores at an opportune moment (idiom)
本谓秋收后结算账目。比喻待到事后再对反对自己的一方进行清算处理。
秋 qiū 后 (後) hòu 算 suàn 账 (賬) zhàng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

审判，和解，还是秋后算账？

Justice, reconciliation-or score-settling?

而如今，和历届奥运会一样，主办城市正陷入恼人的秋后算账之中。

Today, true to Olympic tradition, the host city is dealing with a nasty financial hangover.

高级军官们担心，他正在秋后算账，暗中对付他只见过两次的麦克克里斯托将军。

Senior military officers fear he is second-guessing and undermining Gen McChrystal, whom he has met only twice.

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