Total Phrases- 4535
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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

In-neutral / Acceptance
2 of 402

Out-positive / Agreement url

Would you like to go for a walk in the park?

  1. I’m ready whenever you are.
  2. That sounds like a great idea.
  3. Sounds good to me.
  4. Now is as good a time as any.
  5. There’s nothing I’d like better.
  6. Yes indeed.
  7. All righty!
  8. Now is as good a time as any.
  9. I’m ready, willing, and able.

Would you like to go for a walk in the park?

Out-positive / Agreement
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In-neutral / Caution url

Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave

  1. I’m being very careful every step along the way.
  2. I think that I might be flirting with danger.
  3. Just hope and pray that everything’s going to work out fine.
  4. That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
  5. Don’t you think that rushing it a bit?
  6. Frankly, I don’t think that this task has much of a chance of success.
  7. This is certainly not going to be easy.
  8. The whole situation stinks to high heaven.
  9. I know that here’s a lot at stake, but is it worth the risk?
  10. I suppose that I shouldn’t get my hopes up.
  11. I think our imaginations are running away with us, and that we shouldn't overdo it.
  12. After reviewing the situation, I’m getting cold feet.
  13. I have a feeling that this is the type of thing that they were always warning me about.
  14. I predict that nothing good is going to come from this.
  15. I just can’t take the chance.
  16. I don't want to throw caution to the wind.

Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave

In-neutral / Caution
4 of 402

Out-negative / Push away url

I won’t do it

  1. I don’t feel like it.
  2. It’s not my cup of tea.
  3. I will do no such thing.
  4. It just isn’t for me.
  5. I need that like a hole in the head.
  6. Leave me out of it.
  7. I don’t have time for that nonsense.
  8. That’s none of your business.
  9. That’s out of the question.
  10. Under no circumstances!
  11. Not on your life.
  12. Nothing doing.

I won’t do it

Out-negative / Push away
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

You’re not negotiating well-3

  1. That’s a low blow.
  2. I have to watch you like a hawk.
  3. I feel like I’m being rail-roaded into it.
  4. Who are you trying to kid?
  5. I don’t trust you any more than I can throw you.
  6. Now you’re showing your true colors.
  7. Don’t point the finger at me.
  8. I’ll give you one more chance.
  9. Why open up old wounds?
  10. I know how you operate.
  11. Where do you come from saying something like that to me?
  12. Wait just one cotton pickin’ minute.
  13. That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.
  14. I suspect that you might have an ace up your sleeve.

You’re not negotiating well-3

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-positive / Happiness url

Getting married

  1. I’m on cloud nine.
  2. And they lived happily ever after.
  3. I’m feeling on top of the world.
  4. We hit the jackpot!
  5. It’s a fairy-tale come true.
  6. I’m in seventh heaven.
  7. It’s a dream come true.
  8. This makes it all worth while.
  9. Things couldn’t be better.
  10. I have so much to look forward to.
  11. Everything will be wonderful.
  12. I’m grinning from ear to ear.
  13. I feel like I’m on cloud nine.
  14. I’m feel like I’m on top of the world.
  15. I feel like I’m walking on air.
  16. I’m in 7th heaven.

Getting married

In-positive / Happiness
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Let’s work things out-1

  1. Meet me half way.
  2. Be a good sport.
  3. I don’t want to cause friction between us.
  4. No hard feelings, OK?
  5. Don’t take it personally.
  6. Let’s get that out of the way.
  7. That shouldn’t be a problem.
  8. If that’s what you want.
  9. If you say so.
  10. I think that might be in order.
  11. Let’s call it a truce.
  12. Let’s agree to disagree.

Let’s work things out-1

Out-neutral / Negotiating
8 of 402

In-neutral / Acceptance url

Admitting a mistake

  1. It may not be a pretty picture, but at least now it’s all out in the open.
  2. Everyone’s gotta do what they gotta do.
  3. What other options do I have?
  4. We have no choice.
  5. I decided to stand up like a man and admit it.
  6. Nobody’s perfect.
  7. Take it from me, it couldn’t be helped.
  8. One good deed leads to another.
  9. It’s better that way.

Admitting a mistake

In-neutral / Acceptance
9 of 402

Out-neutral / Advice url

Strategize-2

  1. Don’t poke your nose into other people’s business.
  2. You may not be crazy about the way it tastes, but at least it curbs your appetite.
  3. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
  4. Pretend it never happened.
  5. What’s the bottom line?
  6. Do it the easy way.
  7. One hand washes the other.
  8. Make the best of the situation.
  9. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
  10. Attitude is 90% of success.
  11. Let’s float a trial balloon and see what the reaction is.
  12. To ensure your strategy works, make sure all your ducks are lined up.
  13. Here is my proposed/suggested game plan.
  14. Stay focused.
  15. Keep your eye on the ball.
  16. Don’t let yourself get sidetracked.
  17. A word to the wise is sufficient.
  18. You have to know how to choose your battles.

Strategize-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Saying goodbye-2

  1. Talk to you later.
  2. Let’s call it a day.
  3. I really have to run.
  4. See you in a bit.
  5. I’d best be on my way.
  6. Have a safe journey.
  7. Have a nice time.
  8. Give me a ring.
  9. Let’s call it a night.
  10. Let’s keep in touch.
  11. Good night, sleep tight.
  12. I’m already looking forward to seeing you the next time we meet.
  13. Take care.
  14. I better let you go.
  15. It was wonderful meeting you.
  16. Have a good trip.

Saying goodbye-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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In-positive / Determination url

A boxer

  1. I can take what they dish out.
  2. I’m as hard as nails.
  3. I’ve made up my mind.
  4. I won’t allow it.
  5. I jumped in with both feet.
  6. I stick to my guns.
  7. I don’t know the meaning of the word quit.
  8. I’ve taken the worst that they can dish out, and I’ve still survived.

A boxer

In-positive / Determination
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In-negative / Explaining url

Refusing to lie on a tax return to save money

  1. What did you expect me to do?
  2. That’s not my style.
  3. Why should I take the risk?
  4. I do what I have to do.
  5. I’m doing it just to be on the safe side.
  6. It’s taking all my will power to resist.
  7. I was holding on by a thread.
  8. I think it's the best thing to do.
  9. My hands are tied.
  10. It’s out of my hands.
  11. I’m conflicted about it.
  12. I shudder when I think of the downside of doing this.
  13. I’d rather play it safe.
  14. It's the right thing to do.
  15. I just can’t take the chance.
  16. The risks far outweigh the benefits.
  17. The way I look at it, I really don’t have much of a choice.
  18. I can’t see myself doing that.

Refusing to lie on a tax return to save money

In-negative / Explaining