Senses
秋后算帐/ 秋後算帳 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
秋后算帐/ 秋後算帳 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
秋后算帐/ 秋後算帳 settle accounts after harvest
To settle accounts after the autumn harvest; the literal origin of the idiom