- lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- fig. to ride on sb else's success
- Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一人得道，鸡犬升天
- MDBG: 一人得道，鸡犬升天
- Examples with 一人得道，鸡犬升天 on Tatoeba