kick down the laddersaid of persons who repudiate or ignore the friendship or associations by means of which they have risen in the world 忘恩负义；过河拆桥 * As soon as Harris became manager of the company he kicked down the ladder and turned his back on his former friends. 哈里斯一当上经理就翻脸不认人，不理睬过去的朋友了。kick down the ladder过河拆桥;成功以后抛弃帮忙的人：If a man has ever helped us，we should always remember him and be grateful to him，to kick down the ladder is an ungrateful act.如果一个人曾经帮助过我们，我们应当永远记着他和感谢他，过河拆桥是一种忘恩负义的行为。 |