卸磨殺驢

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

to unload / to unhitch / to remove or strip / to get rid of

to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist

grindstone / to grind / to turn round

to kill / to murder / to attack / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / (used after a verb) extremely

donkey / CL:頭|头[tou2]