If you go into that dangerous neighborhood alone, you are shark bait.
shark bait
idiomOne who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
Origin
disputed originFrom shark + bait.
The inexperienced intern was sent into the high-stakes meeting without any preparation, making him total shark bait for the aggressive board members.
Without a clear strategy or legal protection, the small startup became shark bait for the massive corporations waiting to acquire its assets at a fraction of their value.
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cut bait
To give up on something in order to pursue something else.
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fish or cut bait
To make a decision, especially after a period of delay; to either take action now or forgo the opportunity.
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jump the shark
Of television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
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wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
To be frugal or miserly.