[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。 比喻等事情发展到最后阶段再判断谁是谁非，也比喻事后等待时机进行报复，作谓语、宾语、定语时指伺机报复。
