It's a situation of dog-eat-dog and the devil take the hindmost.这是一个自相残杀；落后遭殃的局面。Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.人人只顾自己，谁落后谁倒霉。The soldiers fled before the advancing enemy and let the devil take the hindmost.士兵们在进逼的敌军面前纷纷逃窜，听任后面的人遭殃。