Run
RINGS
Beat or do better than someone
Run rings around
STRINGS
Control people
Pull the strings
RECORD
Say the truth
Set the record straight
SERVED
In the order which they arrive
First come, first served
BEETROOT
Get embarassed
Turn as red as a beetroot
FAMILY
Common characteristics in one's family
Run in the family
WEIGHT
Work as hard as others
Pull your weight
Wheels
Cause actions to start
Set the wheels in motion
TERMS
Gradually accept a sad situation
Come to terms with
SPEAK
Say something when you shouldn't
Speak out of turn
Risk
So s/thing although s/thing bad might happen
Run the risk of
OTHER
You don't believe what is said
Pull the other one
WORLD
Exciting/successful
Set the world on fire
SHAPE
What will happen in the future
Shape of things to come
BOOKS
Surprising or unexpected event or news
Turn up for the books
COUNTER
Have the opposite effect
Run counter to
Socks
Improve your behaviour
Pull your socks up
STALL
Make the necessary plans to achieve something
Set out your stall
GOODS
Deliver results or do the unexpected
Come up with the goods
WAY (-)
Unsure of what to do
Not know which way to turn
SHIP
Manage efficiently
Run a tight ship
Fast
Trick someone
Pull a fast one
TEETH
Annoys you
Set your teeth on edge
SYMPATHY
Stop working and show support for workers on strike
Come out in sympathy with
HAIR (-)
Not show emotions when confronted with something bad.
Not to turn a hair