秋後算帳

秋后算帐 qiūhòu-suànzhàng[square accounts after the autumn harvest——wait until after a political movement is over to settle accounts with the leadership or the masses] 原义是指秋收以后结清欠帐,现在常用来比喻等待时机进行报复,有贬义 我们一不抓辫子,二不打棍 子,又不搞什么秋后算帐之类的玩意。

基本解释

秋后算帐 qiūhòu-suànzhàng

[square accounts after the autumn harvest——wait until after a political movement is over to settle accounts with the leadership or the masses] 原义是指秋收以后结清欠帐,现在常用来比喻等待时机进行报复,有贬义

我们一不抓辫子,二不打棍 子,又不搞什么秋后算帐之类的玩意。

辞典解释

秋后算帐qiū hòu suàn zhàngㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ

原指农作物每年的收成总额，到秋天收割后才统一结算。后用以喻事情到了一个段落后，再来评断其是非曲直。如：「等大会结束之后，我们再来个秋后算帐！」也作「秋后算账」。

英语 lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)​; to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts, to bide time for revenge