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kill the donkey the moment it leaves the millstone-get rid of somebody as soon as he outlives his usefulness; dispose of someone when they have outlived their use

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卸 磨 杀 驴

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derogkill the donkey the moment it leaves the millstone-get rid of somebody as soon as he outlives his usefulness; dispose of someone when they have outlived their use
synonym
ēn jiāng chóu bào恩将仇报 guò hé chāi qiáo过河拆桥 fān liǎn wú qíng翻脸无情 tù sǐ gǒu pēng兔死狗烹 niǎo jìn gōng cáng鸟尽弓藏 dé yú wàng quán得鱼忘筌 dé yú wàng quán得鱼忘荃
antonym
gǎn ēn dài dé感恩戴德

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