算总账 (suàn zǒng zhàng) — to settle accounts (literally or figuratively); to have a final reckoning; to get even
Definition
A chengyu-style verb meaning 'to settle all accounts at once — a final reckoning'. Used figuratively to mean getting even with someone for everything they have done, not for a single debt.
verb
to settle accounts (literally or figuratively)to have a final reckoningto get even
Examples
- ，算总账。Tā qiàn le wǒ zhè me duō qián, zǎo wǎn yào gēn tā suàn zǒng zhàng.He owes me so much money — sooner or later I'll settle accounts with him.
- ，。Bié jí, děng shì qing jié shù hòu wǒ men zài suàn zǒng zhàng.Don't rush; after things are finished, we'll settle the score.
- ，。Tā zuò guò de nà xiē huài shì, zǒng yǒu yì tiān yào suàn yí cì zǒng zhàng.One day there will be a final reckoning for all the bad things he has done.
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