when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter

proverb When someone loses power, their supporters or followers will desert them. The phrase comes from a Chinese proverb. I'm not surprised that so many board members are stepping down now that the CEO has resigned in disgrace. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

See also: monkey, scatter, tree

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
give a man a fish...
best-laid plans go astray, the
best-laid schemes/plans, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...

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