To throw something away or abandon something without the slightest regret; often used to describe giving up power, wealth, or status.

To cast something away like a pair of worn-out shoes; to discard something one no longer values or considers worthless.

To view worldly honors and high position as being as worthless as a pair of worn-out straw shoes; used to express contempt or a complete lack of interest in fame and wealth.

to regard something like a worn-out shoe; to treat something as worthless or beneath one's notice

to cherish something of little value simply because it is one's own; to treasure one's own humble possessions

To view something as if it were a pair of worn-out shoes; used to express extreme contempt or to describe casting something aside because it is of no value.

to regard something as an old pair of straw sandals and throw it away; to treat something with utter contempt