when the tree falls, the monkeys will scatter -- loss of a supporter.; members run away when the family or situation falls; monkeys disperse when the tree falls; rats leave a sinking ship; once the tree falls, the monkeys on it will disperse.; the monkeys scatter helter-skelter when the tree falls.; the whole situation will change when the tree falls and the monkeys scatter; when an influential person falls from power, his hangers-on disperse.; when the chief falls from fortune or power, his followers disperse all at once.; when the mighty tree falls, the crowd of monkeys which it has sheltered will scatter in every direction
Example Sentences:
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When the boss falls from power , his lackeys disperse . 树倒猢狲散。
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When the tree falls , the monkeys scatter . 树倒猢狲散。
