单词wither-on-the-vine
If we want to cut down on the branch from the main branch, then the branch will wither on the vine.
如果要把分枝从主枝上剪断下来，那么分枝上的葡萄就要枯萎。
World Bank clients need it, our shareholders demand it, and practical development economics will wither on the vine without it.
这是世界银行客户的需要，是我们股东国的要求，无此则务实型的发展经济学便会枯萎凋零，半途而废。
So stop feeding it and let it wither on the vine.
所以请停止喂养它，尽快让它覆灭吧。