Total Phrases- 4535
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In-negative / Desperation url

Losing a chunk of data from a laptop hard drive

  1. That will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
  2. I’ve taken about all that I can take.
  3. This is driving me so batty that I could scream.
  4. What rotten luck.
  5. I give up.
  6. I can’t bear to face it.
  7. Why me?
  8. Don’t even talk to me about it.
  9. It's not my day.

Losing a chunk of data from a laptop hard drive

In-negative / Desperation
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In-negative / Desperation url

Missing the last train

  1. It’s enough to make me cry.
  2. I’ve had all I can handle.
  3. I'm coming apart at the seams.
  4. I just can’t take it anymore.
  5. I can hardly stand it.
  6. It’s driving me crazy.
  7. That’s the kind of day it’s been.
  8. I needed that like a hole in the head.
  9. I shouldn’t have waited till the last minute.

Missing the last train

In-negative / Desperation
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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
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Out-positive / Concern url

After a friend just found out he’s been fired from his job

  1. My heart goes out to you.
  2. Tomorrow is another day.
  3. There’s always hope.
  4. Things are tough all over.
  5. I’m sorry to hear that.
  6. That’s a crying shame.
  7. I know what this means to you.
  8. I’m sure you’ll recover from this, slowly but surely.
  9. Who knows, perhaps in the long run this could be the best thing that ever happened to you.
  10. You look down in the dumps.
  11. I don’t envy you.

After a friend just found out he’s been fired from his job

Out-positive / Concern
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Out-positive / Agreement url

I need you to stop looking at your cell phone while you’re talking to me

  1. You have my undivided attention.
  2. I hear you loud and clear.
  3. You’ve got a good point there.
  4. That sounds fair to me.
  5. You have my word.
  6. I’m slowly coming around to your way of seeing things.
  7. As you wish.
  8. I know what you mean.
  9. I can relate to that.
  10. I stand corrected.
  11. I read you loud and clear.

I need you to stop looking at your cell phone while you’re talking to me

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Let’s work things out-3

  1. It’s easy to have 20-20 vision about things that happened in the past.
  2. We both have to admit that neither one of us saw it coming.
  3. There are no guarantees.
  4. Let’s get it out in the open.
  5. So what’s the bottom line?
  6. Now let’s get things out in the open.
  7. We both want the same thing.
  8. Let’s have the whole story out in the open.
  9. I’ll be glad to answer any questions you might have.
  10. Take all the time in the world.
  11. It doesn’t have to be that way.
  12. If that’s all right with you.
  13. Does it really matter?
  14. I’ll give it a try.

Let’s work things out-3

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

This is my viewpoint

  1. I hope I’m making it crystal clear.
  2. That just what I said.
  3. I rest my case.
  4. I made my point.
  5. I’ll get right to the point.
  6. You know where I stand.
  7. I meant what I said.
  8. For whatever it’s worth, here are my 2 cents.
  9. I really mean it.
  10. It’s all here in black and white.
  11. That’s my point exactly.
  12. Let’s set the record straight.
  13. If you get my drift.
  14. I’m well aware of that.
  15. There’s something you ought to know.
  16. Of course that’s what I meant.
  17. You can talk till you’re blue in the face, you still won’t convince me.
  18. I hate to be blunt.
  19. There’s no, ifs ands or buts about it.
  20. I’ll be honest with you.
  21. Take it or leave it.
  22. What you see is what you get.
  23. If you want a deal, you’re going to have to up the ante.
  24. I’m going to cut to the chase.
  25. It doesn’t make sense to do it any other way.
  26. I wanted to run this idea by you.

This is my viewpoint

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Caution-2

  1. Leave it well enough alone.
  2. You’ll regret it in the morning.
  3. Let sleeping dogs lie.
  4. Don’t stir up a hornets nest.
  5. It’s going to backfire on you.
  6. Don’t rock the boat.
  7. Your actions might actually make it harder for you to accomplish what you want.
  8. Those are famous last words.
  9. Take it one step at a time.
  10. Sink your teeth into it, and take your time to appreciate the pros and cons of the new situation before you call it a day.
  11. Hold that thought.
  12. You lucked out on that one, but next time you may not be as lucky.
  13. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
  14. It’s always good to ask.
  15. It's spreading like wild fire.
  16. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
  17. Don’t jump the gun.
  18. Don’t even think about it.
  19. You’re leaving yourself wide open.
  20. I understand how much you want it, but it costs an arm and a leg, and it’s just not worth it.
  21. Easy does it.

Caution-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Finding that the pet parakeet passed away

  1. Here today, gone tomorrow.
  2. It’s a fact of life.
  3. These things don’t last forever.
  4. There’s nothing that I can do about it.
  5. It’s all for the best.
  6. You know how it is.
  7. Some good came of it.
  8. There’s a proper time for everything.
  9. It’s only natural.
  10. Nature takes its course.

Finding that the pet parakeet passed away

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Restraint-3

  1. Loose lips sink ships.
  2. Don’t get all worked up.
  3. Take it easy!
  4. Keep it under wraps.
  5. Don’t spill the beans.
  6. Grab a hold of yourself, don’t you have any self-control?
  7. Keep it to yourself.
  8. Don’t go overboard.
  9. You can’t take the law into your own hands.
  10. You got a good thing going, and I wouldn’t drop it so fast if I were you.
  11. Let it drop.

Restraint-3

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-negative / Desperation url

Up all night writing a paper

  1. I feel like I’ve been through the wringer.
  2. It’s taking its toll.
  3. I’m running on empty.
  4. I’m all worn out.
  5. I’m at my wits end.
  6. I’m feeling very weary.
  7. I’ll never get it done in time.

Up all night writing a paper

In-negative / Desperation
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In-positive / Realizing url

Seeing who won the election

  1. It’s all coming together.
  2. It’s long overdue.
  3. The results are in, and no one is more surprised that I am.
  4. That explains everything.
  5. I could feel it in my bones.
  6. Stop the presses, we finally see the naked truth.
  7. I shouldn’t be surprised.
  8. That’s just what I thought.
  9. Now the truth comes out.

Seeing who won the election

In-positive / Realizing