秋后算帐
qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng

to settle accounts later

秋后算帐 秋後算帳 qiū​hòu​suàn​zhàng
to settle accounts later
To wait until a task or project is finished to settle up accounts or evaluate the final results, without necessarily implying malice
to get even
To bide one's time for revenge; to wait for an opportune moment to settle a score after an event has passed
settle accounts after harvest
To settle accounts after the autumn harvest; the literal origin of the idiom

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