“鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利”的省语。比喻双方相持不下，而使第三者从中得利。

its the third party that benefits from the tussle

残：伤害。自己人互相杀害。

(of persons within a group, party etc.) kill each other

象蚕吃桑叶那样一步步侵占，象鲸吞食那样一下子吞并。比喻用各种方式侵占吞并别国的领土。

seize territory

用来讽刺只信教条，不顾实际的人。

the man who rather trusted his measruements than placing any confidence in his own feet when buying shoes dogmatism dogmatists

歧路：岔路；亡：丢失。因岔路太多无法追寻而丢失了羊。比喻事物复杂多变，没有正确的方向就会误入歧途。

go astray in a complex situation

比喻对事物一知半解，不对全局作判断。

the blind men size up the elephant

画蛇时给蛇添上脚。比喻做了多余的事，非但无益，反而不合适。

To draw a snake and add feet to it; to ruin something by adding what is superfluous.

羊丢失了才修补羊圈。比喻出了问题以后想办法补救，可以防止继续受损失。

To mend the sheepfold after a sheep is lost; it is not too late to take action after suffering a loss.

比喻死守狭隘经验，不知变通；也讽刺妄想不劳而获的侥幸心理。

To wait by a stump for a rabbit; to wait for windfalls by trusting to chance instead of making efforts.