Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Secretive

  1. I told you all I can tell you.
  2. You can trust me, I won’t breathe a word about it to anyone, and it won’t go beyond here.
  3. Remember, not a word about this to anyone.
  4. I won’t tell a soul.
  5. A little birdie told me.
  6. That’s just between us.
  7. I’ll let you in on a secret.
  8. Keep it to yourself.
  9. Your secret is safe with me.

Secretive

Out-positive / Friendship
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Out-positive / Agreement url

How would you like to eat in the Italian restaurant tonight?

  1. I think that would be a good idea.
  2. Whatever you want.
  3. It's as good a place as any.
  4. We're thinking along the same lines.
  5. I'll drink to that.
  6. I'd be delighted.
  7. Whatever you want is fine with me.
  8. Sound’s good to me.
  9. Let’s play it by ear.

How would you like to eat in the Italian restaurant tonight?

Out-positive / Agreement
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In-positive / Determination url

General during battle

  1. We’ll see what we can do to rectify the situation.
  2. Never, never, never give up.
  3. I’m a stubborn man.
  4. You’ve got to be tough as leather.
  5. Don’t give up the ship.
  6. That’s an order.
  7. Might makes right.
  8. I have no choice but to take matters in my own hands.
  9. If the enemy breaches our last line of defense, will we have to defend our position with all we've got.
  10. I’ve just begun to fight.
  11. I’ll take my chances.
  12. I’ll guard it with my life.
  13. I’m determined to go through with the plan.
  14. This is the moment of truth that will test our mettle, to see what stuff we are really made of.
  15. It’s now or never.
  16. It’s above and beyond the call of duty.
  17. We shall overcome.
  18. We’ve crossed the point of no return.

General during battle

In-positive / Determination
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Out-positive / Concern url

To a friend who is trying to decide whether to marry their boyfriend

  1. How do you feel about it?
  2. So what did you finally decide?
  3. Are you having second thoughts?
  4. You’re such a worry-wart.
  5. You look puzzled.
  6. You’re a scaredy cat.
  7. In your investigation, did you come up with anything?
  8. Perhaps you should consider being a little bit more flexible.
  9. You can’t be too careful.
  10. Why are you fighting it?
  11. Look before you leap.
  12. He who hesitates is lost.
  13. Perhaps you shouldn't be too judgmental.
  14. Have an open mind.
  15. I have some information, does it ring a bell?
  16. Don’t let yourself get rushed into it.
  17. Look before you leap.

To a friend who is trying to decide whether to marry their boyfriend

Out-positive / Concern
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Going to sleep after a long day

  1. I’m pooped and totally worn out, and I’m going to hit the sack.
  2. I’m no worse off for wear and tear.
  3. Time just flies when you’re having fun.
  4. There’s only so many hours in the day.
  5. Tomorrow’s another day.
  6. It’s as good a time as any.
  7. At one point you just have to call it day.
  8. I’m bushed, I think I’m going to hit the sack.

Going to sleep after a long day

In-neutral / Acceptance
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In-positive / Determination url

Writer writing a novel

  1. This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
  2. I’m going to do it slowly, getting my feet wet gradually step by step.
  3. I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time.
  4. I’ll hit the ground running.
  5. Now I really have to buckle down and get to work.
  6. Ready or not here I come.
  7. Another day and I’m up at the crack of dawn.
  8. I’ve paid my dues.
  9. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
  10. I feel like I have boundless energy.
  11. I’m making progress, slowly but surely.
  12. I want to put some finishing touches on it before I wrap it up.

Writer writing a novel

In-positive / Determination
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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

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Confidence url

Given a new assignment at work

  1. I should have no trouble accomplishing the task.
  2. This will be one more feather in my cap.
  3. I know everything there is to know about it.
  4. It’s a piece of cake.
  5. Consider it done.
  6. I’ve done it once, and I can do it again.
  7. That’ll be no problem whatsoever.
  8. I can knock that off in no time flat.
  9. I can get through this in no time at all.
  10. I know where it’s at.
  11. Now we're getting into a whole new territory.
  12. That’s very do-able.
  13. That will be carried out to the letter.
  14. That’s as easy as pie.
  15. I’m going to get it done in two seconds flat.
  16. My head is still above water.

Given a new assignment at work

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-neutral / Observation url

About Others – Neutral-1

  1. She took it upon herself.
  2. He’s sleeping like a log.
  3. She’s waiting on him hand and foot.
  4. She’s just another pretty face.
  5. He’s a chip off the old block.
  6. He’s going to wait until hell freezes over.
  7. He’s a high as a kite.
  8. She’s been through that before.
  9. You heard him as well as I did.
  10. I brought her up to date.

About Others – Neutral-1

Out-neutral / Observation
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Hearing the stock market went down

  1. I don’t know if it’s of comfort to any of us, but we’re all in the same boat.
  2. I have no gripe and no regrets, because I went into the situation with my eyes wide open.
  3. You win some you loose some.
  4. I can live with that.
  5. That’s show biz.
  6. What goes up has to come down.
  7. Oh, well.
  8. I saw the handwriting on the wall.

Hearing the stock market went down

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-positive / Agreement url

I think the company should match our charity contributions.

  1. That’s a sensible idea.
  2. You have a good point there.
  3. You sold me.
  4. I think that makes a lot of sense.
  5. It makes sense to me.
  6. I see what you’re driving at.
  7. Sounds good to me.

I think the company should match our charity contributions.

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-neutral / Advice url

When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

  1. Leave it alone.
  2. Don’t make an issue of it.
  3. You don’t have to answer every dog that barks.
  4. If you don’t let it drop, it’s going to escalate.
  5. Just because someone throws down the gauntlet, doesn’t mean you have to pick it up.
  6. Leave it well enough alone.
  7. Just ignore it.
  8. Don’t pay it any mind.
  9. Let it be.
  10. I can assure you, nothing good is going to come from this.
  11. Two wrongs don't make a right.
  12. Just walk away, and pretend that it never happened.
  13. You should know better than that.
  14. Sometimes it's better to say nothing at all in response.
  15. If you don't respond, it will all just blow over as if nothing happened.
  16. One word can lead to another, until it's a fire that's hard to put out.
  17. Don't make an issue out of it.
  18. I've seen it happen countless number of times before, and it always has the same bad, stupid ending.
  19. The sad thing about it, is that it's so preventable.
  20. Take a deep breath, don't respond, and walk away.
  21. Discretion is the better part of valor.
  22. These things lead to no good.
  23. Don’t get sucked into the game their playing.
  24. Nothing good is going to come from this.
  25. It always has the same bad ending, so nip it in the bud.
  26. A wise person thinks twice, before saying nothing.

When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

Out-neutral / Advice