day of reckoning

n a time when the effects of one's past mistakes or misdeeds catch up with one

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	day of reckoning - (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly livescrack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last JudgmentNew Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bibleday - some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
	2.	day of reckoning - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"doom, doomsday, end of the worlddestiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

Translations

最后审判日结账日

reckon

(ˈrekən) verb1. to consider. He is reckoned (to be / as / as being) the best pianist in Britain.认为是2. (especially American) to think; to have decided; to intend. Do you reckon we'll succeed?; Is he reckoning on coming? 想，决定 ˈreckoning noun1. calculation; counting. By my reckoning, we must be about eight kilometres from the town.计算2. the settling of debts etc. 结算day of reckoning the time when one has to pay for, or be punished for, one's mistakes, crimes etc. 结账日，最后审判日清算日 reckon on to depend on or expect. I was reckoning on meeting him tonight.指望reckon up to count or calculate. to reckon up the total cost.合计reckon with to be prepared for; to take into consideration. I didn't reckon with all these problems; He's a man to be reckoned with (= a powerful man). 认真对待，考虑

day of reckoning

The day on which something must be confronted or becomes unavoidable. This term originated in the Bible. Well, it's the day of reckoning now—whether you studied or not, you have to take the test.See also: of, reckoning

the day of reckoning

a day of reckoning

The day of reckoning or a day of reckoning, is a time when people are forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now. The day of reckoning has arrived. You can't keep writing checks on a bank account that doesn't have any money in it. We consulted a sympathetic attorney, and prepared for a day of reckoning. Note: According to the Bible, when the world ends, there will be a day of reckoning, when God will judge everyone's actions and send them either to heaven or hell. See also: of, reckoning

day of reckoning

the time when past mistakes or misdeeds must be punished or paid for; a testing time when the degree of your success or failure will be revealed. This expression refers to the Day of Judgement, on which, according to Christian tradition, human beings will have to answer to God for their transgressions.See also: of, reckoning

the day of ˈreckoning

(formal) the time when good actions, successes, etc. or bad actions, failures, etc. will be made known and punished or rewarded: Tomorrow is the day of reckoning; the accountant will tell me what my profits were and how much tax I’ll have to pay.See also: of, reckoning

day of reckoning

The time when one is called to account. The idea no doubt comes from the biblical Day of Judgment, when Jesus is supposed to return to earth for God’s final sentence on mankind. The day of reckoning came to have a somewhat more benign meaning, referring to paying one’s debts, or accounting for one’s actions. The expression became common in the nineteenth century. “There will be a day of reckoning sooner or later,” wrote Dickens (Nicholas Nickleby, 1838).See also: of, reckoning

day of reckoning

noun

Synonyms for day of reckoning

noun (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

Synonyms

crack of doom
Day of Judgement
Day of Judgment
doomsday
end of the world
eschaton
Judgement Day
Judgment Day
Last Day
Last Judgement
Last Judgment

Related Words

New Testament
day

noun an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

Synonyms

doom
doomsday
end of the world

Related Words

destiny
fate