如蠅逐臭

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

as / as if / such as

fly / musca / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

(bound form) to pursue / to chase away / individually / one by one

stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)

sense of smell / smell bad