The idiom 'when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter' means that followers disperse once their patron or source of power collapses.
“树倒猢狲散”比喻一旦依附的势力或靠山垮台，依附于它的人也会立刻散去。
| 成语 | 树倒猢狲散 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 树倒了，树上的猴子就散去。比喻靠山一旦垮台，依附的人也就一哄而散 |
| 出处 | 宋·庞元英《谈薮·曹咏妻》：“宋曹咏依附秦桧，官至侍郎，显赫一时。……咏百端威胁，德斯卒不屈。及秦桧死，德斯遣人致书于曹咏，启封，乃《树倒猢狲散赋》一篇。” |
| 拼音 | shù dǎo hú sūn sàn |
| 拼音码 | sdhs |
| 用法 | 复句式；作宾语、分句；含贬义 |
| 英语 | when an influential person falls from power, his hangers-on disperse |
| 故事 | 南宋时期，奸臣秦桧做丞相，许多势利小人都依附于他作威作福，秦桧的亲戚曹咏因善于拍马屁而当官，十分得意，唯独曹咏的大舅子厉德斯不理他那套。秦桧死，曹咏被贬职，厉德斯写了一篇《树倒猢狲散赋》派人送给曹咏 |
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