cook the hound when the hares have been run down; trusted aides are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness,as the hounds are killed for food once all the hares are bagged
烹:烧煮。兔被捕杀光了,猎狗也就被煮吃了。比喻事情成功后,把出过大力的人一脚踢开或杀掉。也作“狡兔死,走狗烹”。
连动式;作谓语、定语;讽刺用语
烹:烧煮。兔子死了,猎狗就被人烹食。比喻给统治者效劳的人事成后被抛弃或杀掉。
《史记·越王勾践世家》:“飞鸟尽,良弓藏;狡兔死,走狗烹。”
大凡古来有识见的英雄功成名就,便拂袖而去,免使后来有“鸟尽弓藏,兔死狗烹”之祸。 ◎清·陈忱《水浒后传》第九回