토사구팽
tosagupaeng
Noun
Definitions
killing the dog after hunting
An expression used to indicate the situation of using something when necessary and throwing it away unsympathetically when not, from its literal meaning of "After a rabbit hunt is over, the now-useless hunting dog is boiled and eaten."
토끼를 잡으면 사냥개도 필요 없게 되어 주인에게 삶아 먹힌다는 뜻으로, 필요할 때는 쓰고 필요 없을 때는 인정 없이 버림.
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