1.to put away the bow once the birds are gone;
2. to discharge a worthy person when he has served his purpose
英語中有句話叫When the dog is beaten, the lion is tamed．獅子馴，狗挨捶。很像我們中國成語："高鳥盡，良弓藏；狡兔死，走狗烹。"也可以簡單地說"兔死狗烹"，翻成英文是After the cunning hare is killed，the hound is boiled．這裏hound是獵犬，hare是野兔。hare的多數也是hare，有壹種遊戲叫 hare and hounds，裝兔的壹邊撤紙壹邊跑，裝狗的在後面追。還有壹句英文是 Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.意思是跟兔子跑又跟狗迫，表示 壹個人騎墻滑頭，兩邊討好，兩邊都不得罪。