Total Phrases- 4535
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In-negative / Disappointment url

Losing money in a scam

  1. I had a sneaking suspicion that it was too good to be true.
  2. What is the world coming to?
  3. I wasn’t thinking straight.
  4. I’ll be the first to admit, what I did wasn’t too bright.
  5. Is nothing sacred?
  6. There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark.
  7. It stinks to high heaven.
  8. I should be ashamed of myself.
  9. I’m old enough to know better.
  10. It killed my appetite.
  11. How did I get into this mess?
  12. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
  13. I feel used, betrayed, and double-crossed.
  14. Boy, now I’m really in a pickle.
  15. They really took me to the cleaners.
  16. I’m down in the dumps.
  17. It's taken the wind out of my sails.

Losing money in a scam

In-negative / Disappointment
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Out-negative / Anger url

I see that you are bad

  1. What do you take me for?
  2. Do you take me for a fool?
  3. Don’t play me for a fool.
  4. You’re as spoiled as a rotten egg.
  5. Have you got something up your sleeve?
  6. I don’t like what’s going down.
  7. The whole situation makes me sick to my stomach.
  8. You’re an accident looking for a place to happen.
  9. You rub me the wrong way.
  10. You’re a disgrace to humanity.
  11. You should be ashamed of yourself!
  12. You are down right pathetic.
  13. I had the feeling you’re up to something.
  14. You’re lying through your teeth.
  15. That’s a bald faced lie.
  16. I bet your plan is the stab me in the back when I’m not expecting it.
  17. How can anyone in his right mind do something like what you just did.

I see that you are bad

Out-negative / Anger
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Out-negative / Anger url

Stop what you are doing-1

  1. Now cut that out.
  2. Will you cut the crap?
  3. I’m not going to permit that type of activity happening in my house.
  4. Cut it out, stop that right now.
  5. Hold it right there.
  6. I’m telling you once and for all.
  7. See that it doesn’t happen again.
  8. Watch your step.
  9. If you want to know how I will react if you do that, just try me.
  10. Drop the subject.
  11. If you think I’m going to sit back and let you say things like that to me, you have another guess coming.
  12. That will be enough of that.
  13. Don’t you dare!
  14. Just leave it alone.
  15. Woah, hold your horses!
  16. You must be out of your cotton-picking mind!

Stop what you are doing-1

Out-negative / Anger
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Out-positive / Concern url

To a friend who is very depressed

  1. Don’t go bonkers on me.
  2. What’s wrong now?
  3. What’s on your mind?
  4. I hate seeing you like this.
  5. You look like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
  6. What are you so edgy about?
  7. Has the cat got your tongue?
  8. It’s good for you to get out once in a while.
  9. It seems as if you don’t know whether you’re coming or going.
  10. I’ll do anything I can.
  11. How can I ease your burden?
  12. I won’t be judgmental.
  13. I'm on your side.
  14. What’s come over you?
  15. Perhaps there are some things that I can take off your hands.
  16. Take things one day at a time.
  17. There’s light at the end of the tunnel.
  18. Take each day as it comes.
  19. Always know that I’m here for you.
  20. Sometimes it’s darkest just before the dawn.
  21. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.
  22. Pull yourself together.
  23. Hold on tight, it will be alright.

To a friend who is very depressed

Out-positive / Concern
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Out-positive / Agreement url

I followed your advice, and told her that I was sorry, and that ended the argument

  1. That’s just what I said.
  2. That’s what I figured.
  3. I know that only all too well from personal experience.
  4. I knew you’d understand.
  5. That’s more like it.
  6. No harm done.
  7. That was a step in the right direction.
  8. I think that made the most sense.
  9. I’m glad you gave it a try.
  10. That is very cool.
  11. I'm happy that it all worked out for the best.
  12. Been there, done that.

I followed your advice, and told her that I was sorry, and that ended the argument

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Stating friendship-2

  1. You’re my flesh and blood.
  2. I can feel that we are on the same wavelength.
  3. We’re on the same page.
  4. I feel that we resonate, and I can see it in your eyes.
  5. You’ve been with us for so long that you’ve become like one of the family.
  6. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine.
  7. The time we spend together feels so right.
  8. I’m telling how I feel you straight from the heart.
  9. You know how to get on my good side.

Stating friendship-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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In-positive / Confidence url

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

  1. I’m going to make you proud.
  2. You only get out of life what you put into it.
  3. When I want something I go for it.
  4. When I put my mind to it I can do anything!
  5. I’m going to make big bucks.
  6. I’m proud of myself.
  7. I'm way ahead of the game.

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-positive / Agreement url

If parents hugged their kids more, the kids would feel more loved.

  1. You hit the nail on the head.
  2. That goes without saying.
  3. Now that’s a very good idea.
  4. That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to say.
  5. Now you’re talking!
  6. That could very well be.
  7. You might say that.
  8. I’m inclined to agree with your way of looking at things.
  9. I bet you’re right.
  10. That’s the truest thing you ever said.
  11. That’s hard to beat.

If parents hugged their kids more, the kids would feel more loved.

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

You are wrong-2

  1. This is highway robbery.
  2. I think you owe me an apology.
  3. I think what you are doing stinks.
  4. You’ve got it backwards.
  5. You’ve got some nerve.
  6. How could you even think of doing this?
  7. There’s no excuse for it.
  8. That was uncalled for.
  9. I ought to pity you.
  10. That was uncalled for!
  11. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

You are wrong-2

Out-negative / Annoyed
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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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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

In-negative / Disappointment
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Finding a parking place 5 blocks from the restaurant

  1. This is a good place as any.
  2. It’s certainly not what we hoped for, but it’s better than nothing.
  3. I think we don’t have much of a choice.
  4. That’s good enough for me.
  5. That’s to be expected.
  6. That’s just the way it’s going to have to be then.

Finding a parking place 5 blocks from the restaurant

In-neutral / Acceptance