If the sharks/vultures are circling, then something is in danger and its enemies are getting ready for the kill.

Someone who dance’s to someone else’s tune ❛does what he is told or in the same way that others have done before him❜.

“A revolutionary designer does not dance to anyone else’s tune. He dances to his own tune.”

If you can give someone a run for the money, you are as good, or nearly as good, as they are at something.

If you give somebody the cold shoulder you behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand.

“What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party.”

To put your foot in your mouth means to ❛say the wrong thing❜, i.e. something embarrassing, inappropriate or unintended.

“Last night I was telling a joke, and I really put my foot in my mouth. I had no idea I was talking about Rob’s wife.”

We can refer to an ❛extra person who gets in the way❜ as a third wheel. Here is an example of how this English idiom can be used:

“I like your friend; but if she goes out with us tonight, she is going to be a third wheel.”

English idiom “small beer” refers to something insignificant or unimportant, especially when compared to something else.  A synonym for this expression is small potatoes.

“A loan of that size is small beer – these banks are lending millions of pounds a day.”
“We are not talking small potatoes – building the airport means many people in the area will lose their homes.”

When you are cool as a cucumber you are ❛calm, cool and collected❜ in stressful and nerve-wracking situations. Does this sound like you? Are you cool as a cucumber?