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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend wins the race for mayor

  1. Now that takes the cake!
  2. Well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.
  3. In all my years of experience I’ve never seen anything like it.
  4. Wasn’t that a real kick in the pants?
  5. Oh, my goodness.
  6. It left me speechless.
  7. Isn’t that a kick in the pants?
  8. How do you like them apples?

A friend wins the race for mayor

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Out-negative / Anger url

You deserve punishment

  1. It serves you right.
  2. No more Mister nice guy.
  3. You’re asking for it.
  4. You deserved exactly what you got.
  5. You won’t get away with this.
  6. You’ll pay for this.
  7. You’re not fit to wipe my feet on.

You deserve punishment

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Give to yourself

  1. Do yourself a favor.
  2. It will do you a world of good.
  3. Do your own thing.
  4. Take a load off your feet.
  5. Feast your eyes.
  6. Experience a little, and take a bite out of a life.
  7. It’s important every day to take time from your busy schedule to make time for yourself.
  8. Wake up and smell the roses.
  9. Make sure you have a balanced diet and get enough exercise.

Give to yourself

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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

I will win

  1. I got you right where I want you.
  2. It’s my way or the highway.
  3. Finders keeper losers weepers.
  4. Eat your heart out.
  5. The last laugh will be on you.
  6. I read you like a book.
  7. I’ve got the upper hand.
  8. My, my, my, said the spider to the fly.

I will win

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In-negative / Disappointment url

Entrepreneur folding company

  1. It doesn’t seem to be getting off the ground.
  2. This is the end of the line.
  3. I’m washing my hands of the whole thing.
  4. It’s going to be rough, but it’s better than the alternative.
  5. We spent all that money and effort on our plans, and look where it got us – nowhere.
  6. I’m not exactly overjoyed.
  7. It wasn’t for a lack of effort.
  8. I think I can speak for all of us that I’m just sick about what happened.
  9. Frankly, perhaps I’m just chicken to go see what happens if we continue It would be throwing good money after bad.
  10. We put our best into it, but it seems that it just wasn’t enough.
  11. Sometimes one just has to call it quits.
  12. It turned out that it was little, too late.

Entrepreneur folding company

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Out-positive / Thanks url

After the secretary says she managed to squeeze in an appointment with the doctor

  1. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
  2. I appreciate it beyond words.
  3. Thanks a million.
  4. I really appreciate it.
  5. I owe you one.
  6. That was above and beyond the call of duty.
  7. I appreciate all that you’ve done, and all the effort that you put into it.
  8. You did me a big favor.
  9. Awesome.
  10. I’m very appreciative, I don’t take it for granted at all.

After the secretary says she managed to squeeze in an appointment with the doctor

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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

My offer is good

  1. Don’t pass up an offer like this.
  2. You’ll never see an offer like this again.
  3. The offer still stands.
  4. It seems fair to me.
  5. That ought to add up nicely.
  6. I’m trying to accommodate you.
  7. There’s something in it for everyone.
  8. I’ll even go you one better.
  9. I’ll make it worth your while.
  10. That’s my final offer, take it or leave it.

My offer is good

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Out-positive / Concern url

After a friend has just been robbed

  1. Are you alright?
  2. Get a hold of yourself.
  3. It’s not the end of the world.
  4. You can’t blame yourself.
  5. You’re shaking like a leaf.
  6. You’re as white as a ghost.
  7. It’s not your day.
  8. You’re as stiff as a board.
  9. It’s not something you could have been prepared for.
  10. It totally came out of the blue and took you completely by surprised.
  11. Day by day, this is something that you will gradually recover from.
  12. Take it from me, in a little while this will recede into the background of everything else in your life.
  13. I find your story absolutely heartbreaking.

After a friend has just been robbed

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Out-positive / Agreement url

I think that Bill Jones, who is running for Mayor, will make a better Mayor.

  1. You could make a case for that.
  2. I think you might have a point.
  3. I couldn't agree with you more.
  4. That makes the two of us.
  5. That's my sentiments exactly.
  6. I have a sneaking suspicion that you may be right.
  7. That's as plain as day.
  8. I'm with you.
  9. What you're saying has the ring of truth.
  10. I’ll take your word for it.

I think that Bill Jones, who is running for Mayor, will make a better Mayor.

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In-positive / Realizing url

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

  1. There’s no way around it.
  2. I hate to admit it.
  3. It slipped out of her mouth and she showed his true colors.
  4. I now see her as she really is.
  5. I’ve had a hunch for the longest time.
  6. It’s finally out in the clear for everyone to see.
  7. She finally let the cat out of the bag and told us what really happened.
  8. I heard it through the grape vine.
  9. I suspected as much.
  10. I should have known.
  11. I know it sounds far-fetched, but I kid you not.
  12. Perhaps I should have seen that coming.
  13. In retrospect, I was blind as a bat.

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Opportunity

  1. It’s a once in a lifetime chance.
  2. You won’t regret it.
  3. It’s a golden opportunity.
  4. Don’t let the opportunity slip through your fingers.
  5. When opportunity knocks, be ready to open the door.
  6. Try it, you’ll like it.
  7. Make the most of it.
  8. You can’t afford to miss it.
  9. It’s right up your alley.
  10. You don’t know what you’re missing.
  11. It’s a veritable goldmine.

Opportunity

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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Salesman losing a sale

  1. It’s back to square one.
  2. Let the chips fall where they may.
  3. So much for that.
  4. It will all come out in the wash.
  5. What can I tell you?
  6. It happens to the best of us.
  7. It’s all in a day’s work.
  8. Well, that’s the way it goes.

Salesman losing a sale