Cook dog hide bow

Cook dog hide bow

Cook dog hide bow, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ē ngqu ǎ NC á NGG ō ng, which means to abandon or even kill the person who serves after the event. It comes from the biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As object and attributive, it can be used as an example after the event. Cooking dogs and hiding bows, the same goes to different moods.

Analysis of Idioms

Cook dog hide bow

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian's biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty: "when the cunning rabbit dies, the good dog cooks; when the high bird is exhausted, the good bow hides; when the enemy country is broken, the counsellor dies."

Idiom explanation

You can't hide your bow. It refers to abandoning or even killing the person who serves after the event.