如蟻附膻

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash

as / as if / such as

ant

variant of 附[fu4]

to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached

a flock of sheep (or goats) / old variant of 膻[shan1] / old variant of 羶[shan1]

rank odor (of sheep or goats)