解甲归田

解甲归田 [jiě jiǎ guī tián]

1. ■ take off one's armour and go home -- to retire from office; be demobilized; put aside the armour and pick up the hoe; take off one's armour and return to one's native place:

老王解甲归田后， 仍保持着革命战争时期的那么一股劲。 Retired from office, Lao Wang still maintains the same vigour as in the years of revolutionary war.