Sec 3 成语 (targetted towards meaning and remembering the words)

比喻凭借某种条件，在困难的情况下垂死挣扎

负隅顽抗

广泛反映群众的智慧，集中群众的力量

群策群力

形容气节高尚(noble)，为人正气，不可侵犯（violate)

大义凛然

形容为人处事圆滑, 各方面都能讨好

八面玲珑

Definition： 形容为人处（你和别人有相处）事圆滑 (disparity), 各方面都能讨好

go with the flow

随波逐流

比喻做了某件事，结果反而使自己陷入困境

作茧自缚

设计，构思得非常巧妙

匠心独运

比喻侥幸逃脱的罪犯或敌人

漏网之鱼

study for the sake of application，put into practice what one has learned

学以致用

多多积蓄，慢慢释放, 形容只有准备充分才能办好事情。

厚积薄发

devote oneself entirely to something eg. a task

鞠躬尽瘁

比喻犹豫不决，拿不定主意

举棋不定

humbly apologise

负荆请罪

leaving no way out once you set your mind to it (even if they feel like going back to do it, they cannot go back and quit)

破釜沉舟

fail at the final hurdle

功亏一篑

比喻自己投到圈套里去

自投罗网

比喻形势极其危险

千钧一发 (a very critical/ dangerous time)

play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses

扬长避短

falling far behind others, lagging far behind, and being unable to catch up

望尘莫及

a metaphor for a person suddenly becoming successful and climbing to a high position

一步登天

比喻力量悬殊，自取灭亡

以卵击石

The idiom means to secure the doors and windows before it rains. It is a metaphor for making preparations in advance.

未雨绸缪

比喻平时没有准备，事到临事才想办法

临渴掘井

比喻行动与自的相反

南辕北辙

Rigidly follow rules without considering actual circumstances, solution not being feasible

削足适履