To discard or eliminate subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to turn against those who have helped achieve a goal, once their utility has ended.
完成这项艰巨的任务后，他深知自己可能会面临鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹的境遇，因此格外小心。
After completing this arduous task, he was well aware that he might face the fate of "birds gone, bows stored away; rabbits dead, hounds cooked," and thus proceeded with extreme caution.
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