Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Agreement url

Would you like to take another laptop similar to the one I gave you last time?

  1. I’ll give it a try.
  2. That's certainly fine with me.
  3. That would be perfect.
  4. That would be a win-win situation.
  5. I'd be glad to take it off your hands.
  6. I’ll take anything you have to offer.
  7. Of course I wouldn't mind.
  8. How could I forget how well it worked out last time.
  9. I’ll be glad to.
  10. I certainly will.
  11. You know it.
  12. If you don't need it, it's like one hand washing the other.

Would you like to take another laptop similar to the one I gave you last time?

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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Being offered a job

  1. Now that’s an offer I can’t refuse.
  2. It’s better late than never.
  3. I’ll buy that.
  4. All’s well that ends well.
  5. If the shoes fits wear it.
  6. That works out best all around.

Being offered a job

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In-positive / Confidence url

Handing in a task to boss ahead of schedule

  1. I’m on a roll.
  2. I’ve been as busy as a bee.
  3. I’ve gotten the hang of it.
  4. You ain’t seen nothing yet.
  5. In order to get this to happen, I had to jump through hoops.
  6. Sign, sealed and delivered.
  7. Well that takes care of that.
  8. What did I tell you?

Handing in a task to boss ahead of schedule

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Out-positive / Concern url

To a friend who hopes to solve their money problems by going to a Casino

  1. I think you’ve gone just a little bit too far this time.
  2. What are you doing in a place like this?
  3. You’re digging a hole for yourself.
  4. You better watch out.
  5. This can only spell trouble.
  6. No good can come from this.
  7. Maybe I better warn you.
  8. I wouldn’t hold my breath, if I were you!
  9. You’re just avoiding/delaying the inevitable.
  10. You’ve boxed youself into a corner.

To a friend who hopes to solve their money problems by going to a Casino

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In-negative / Confusion url

Waking up after a deep sleep.

  1. I fell into a deep sleep, and when I woke up I was so disoriented that for a short while I couldn’t remember where I was.
  2. My mind is going in ten different directions.
  3. I don’t know what to make of it.
  4. What time is it?
  5. How did I get here?
  6. I could use a breath of fresh air.
  7. What’s going on here?
  8. I don’t have the bandwidth to deal with it right now.
  9. I don’t feel like myself.
  10. I’m so tired, I can hardly see straight.

Waking up after a deep sleep.

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In-negative / Explaining url

After investing in worthless land

  1. I fell for it hook, line and sinker.
  2. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
  3. I should have known.
  4. It seemed like the right to do thing at the time.
  5. It took me totally by surprise.
  6. I was talked into it.
  7. The thought that this would be such a bad decision never crossed my mind.
  8. There’s not a whole lot I can do about it at this point.
  9. That never would have dawned on me.
  10. I didn’t see it coming.
  11. In theory that was how it was supposed to play out, but in actuality that’s not what happened.
  12. How was I supposed to know that?
  13. It beats me how that could have happened.
  14. It was an honest mistake.
  15. It could happen to anyone.
  16. I’m sorry that things didn’t work out the way I expected them to.
  17. I found out the hard way.
  18. The thought never even crossed my mind.
  19. That was something I wasn’t even aware of.
  20. Frankly, it’s just not something I could have anticipated.
  21. That’s something I just didn’t count on.
  22. They really took me to the cleaners.
  23. I must admit, from the beginning the whole thing wasn’t clear to me, and went way over my head.
  24. I was a sitting duck.
  25. I was being penny wise and pound foolish.

After investing in worthless land

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In-neutral / Caution url

Thinking of entering an abandoned house

  1. I’m not running so fast to go there.
  2. It just doesn’t sit right with me.
  3. In my opinion I’ll be lucky if I survive by the skin of my teeth.
  4. I sense that this might be something I might live to regret.
  5. I’m going to take one step at a time.
  6. Something undesirable could happen at any time at the drop of the hat.
  7. I think I’ve gotten about as far as I’m going to get.
  8. I’m on the look-out.
  9. Hold your horses.
  10. I can’t chance it.
  11. Are you crazy, why on earth would I ever try to do something like that?

Thinking of entering an abandoned house

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Out-positive / Agreement url

How about I pick you up at your house at 8pm?

  1. Take your time, I’m in no rush.
  2. That’s as good a time as any.
  3. That’s fine with me.
  4. Whatever you say.
  5. That sounds just great, I’ll look forward to it.
  6. That’s just fine and dandy.

How about I pick you up at your house at 8pm?

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Out-positive / Friendship url

Stating commitment-3

  1. We’re in this together.
  2. You’re the apple of my eye.
  3. I don’t know what I’d do without you.
  4. Stick with me.
  5. You’re a person after my own heart.
  6. We understand each other.
  7. You’re the love of my life.
  8. I think the world of you.
  9. It’s a test of the strength of our love.
  10. You’re the only one for me.
  11. We’ve been through a lot together, and it’s really brought us closer together.
  12. The first time I saw you, it was love at first sight.

Stating commitment-3

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In-positive / Hope url

When your candidate is elected

  1. Maybe there’s hope for us yet.
  2. It could turn things around.
  3. Things are looking up.
  4. It’s the wave of the future.
  5. That’s a good sign.
  6. I hope to heaven that what you’re telling me is true.
  7. It took a long time to happen, but it was worth waiting for.
  8. At times we didn’t think it would be successful, but now it might be a dream come true.
  9. The best is yet to come.

When your candidate is elected

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Out-neutral / Observation url

General-1

  1. Birds of a feather flock together.
  2. Blood is thicker than water.
  3. Actions speaks louder than words.
  4. It’s raining cats and dogs.
  5. News travels fast.
  6. It’s all in a day’s work.
  7. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
  8. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
  9. There’s a lot of that going around.
  10. The more things change, the more they remain the same.
  11. It’s on its last legs.
  12. What goes around, comes around.

General-1

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In-negative / Disappointment url

Couple discussing ending a relationship

  1. Talk is cheap.
  2. We’re drifting farther and farther apart.
  3. We didn’t hit it off too well.
  4. I sense that there’s no room in your life for me.
  5. There’s no point in continuing.
  6. I’m just not in the mood for putting any more work in it.
  7. I just don’t see it going anywhere.
  8. I saw the handwriting on the wall.
  9. I don’t feel that we’re on the same wavelength.
  10. I think this is what’s better for both of us in the long run.
  11. This time I really put my foot in my mouth.
  12. I think we’ve hit a brick wall.
  13. You broke my heart.
  14. I feel that it’s all an exercise in futility.
  15. Where has all the time gone?
  16. I realize now that I’ve been barking up the wrong tree.
  17. It’s outlived its usefulness.
  18. Ain’t that a crying shame?

Couple discussing ending a relationship