Duke Ling finally woke up and ordered construction of the tower halted. Later, people would use the expression "like a stack of eggs" to describe a dangerous situation.
晉靈公這才醒悟，下令立刻停止造台﹘﹘後人根據這個故事引申為成語「危如累卵」，用來形容極危險的局面或形勢。