卸磨杀驴
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lǘ
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
idiomverb
Traditional: 卸磨殺驢
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
- to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
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