梧鼠：即“鼯鼠”，为鼣鼠之误。比喻才能有限。

at ones wits end can do nothing more The flying squirrel has exhausted its tricks The skills, though many in number, are useless, if they are not exquisite

到水中去捞月亮。比喻去做根本做不到的事，只能白费力气。

catch the moon from the bottom of the sea

盲人骑着瞎马。比喻盲目行动，后果十分危险。

rush headlong into disaster

鱼肉：当作鱼肉一般任意宰割。比喻内部自相残杀。

kill or oppress each other mutual annihilation

比喻劳而无功，白费气力。

Fishing for the moon in the sea

用火来救火灾。比喻工作方法不对头，不但无益，反而有害。

Fight fire with fire

背着柴草去救火。比喻用错误的方法去消除灾祸，结果使灾祸反而扩大。

make things go from bad to worse carrying firewood to put out a fire

备位：如同尸位，意即徒在其位，不能尽职；充数：用不够格的人来凑足数额。是自谦不能做事的话。

Prepare positions to fill the ranks

比喻受困而不自由的人，也比喻易于擒拿的敌人。

cageling

比喻双方相争，两败俱伤，徒使第三者得利。

Clam and heron in a standoff

被弓箭吓怕了的鸟。比喻受过惊吓，遇到一点动静就怕的人。

bird that has been injured by the bow

比喻看问题以偏概全。

Blind men describe an elephant

比喻有限的一点本领。

tricks not to be feared tricks of the Guizhou donkey tricks not to be feared cheap tricks

学步：学习走路。比喻机械地模仿，不但学不互别人的长处，反而会把自己原有的本事也丢掉。

imitate others slavishly and loose ones own originality

两只老虎相互争斗。比喻力量强大的双方相搏斗。

fight between the two biggest

比喻用错误的方法去消除灾祸，结果使灾祸反而扩大。同“抱薪救火”。

Saving a burning house by adding firewood

比喻虚有其表，本领有限。

The plan of the Guizhou donkey

自己人互相惊动，引起骚乱。

cause consternation amongst each other

指井底的癞蛤蟆，比喻没有见识的人。

A frog at the bottom of a well

见：见解。井底之蛙那样狭隘的见解。比喻狭隘短浅的见解。

tunnel vision