2. Shoot for nine days: praise God and warriors.
3. gild the lily: metaphor gild the lily, in vain.
4. Dayu flood control: Year after year in Xia Dynasty, floods occurred again and again, and the people were in dire straits. Dayu led the people to control water for many years, but he didn't come in three times and finally cured the water.
5. Being a monk for a day knocks against a bell for a day: a metaphor for muddling along without long-term plans or lofty goals.
I'm at the end of my rope: I've exhausted all my limited skills.
7. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg: Metaphorically, it only aims at immediate interests and harms long-term interests.
8. Mr. Dong Guo: Tell people not to be kind to the wicked, or they will hurt themselves.
9. Brothers fight for geese: Tell people to do things quickly.
10. Practice makes perfect: if you do more, you can master superb skills and find ingenious methods.