Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-negative / Anger url

I’ve had enough

  1. I’ve had just about all I can take.
  2. Enough is enough.
  3. Now that’s the last straw.
  4. I think I’ve had just about enough.
  5. I’m fed up with it.
  6. I’ve had it up to here!
  7. I’ve had it.
  8. You’re getting on my nerves.
  9. You’ve been asking for it.

I’ve had enough

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Out-positive / Concern url

Visiting a friend who is recovering from an operation

  1. I hope you’re feeling better.
  2. Can I get you something?
  3. You look a little better than before.
  4. Now, that wasn’t so painful, was it?
  5. I’m glad to see that you’re up and about.
  6. How are you doing?
  7. I was sick with worry.
  8. Would you like something?
  9. Put your mind at ease.
  10. I was worried sick about it.
  11. Coming to visit was the least I could do.
  12. Thank goodness the body has a way of healing itself.
  13. If there’s anything I can do to help, don’t hesitate to ask.
  14. You have my blessings.
  15. Is everything OK?

Visiting a friend who is recovering from an operation

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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a High School student who won the science fair

  1. You’re a real expert.
  2. That needed out of the box thinking, and you rose to the occasion.
  3. You should be proud of the fact that you did it all by yourself, with almost no help from anyone else.
  4. You just scratched the surface of what you can accomplish.
  5. I guess you’re curious about what makes things tick.
  6. It’s right up your alley.

To a High School student who won the science fair

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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Being bypassed for a promotion

  1. That’s life in the fast lane.
  2. What’s done is done.
  3. I guess it’s the way it had to be.
  4. Maybe it’s all for the best.
  5. It doesn’t really matter one way or another.
  6. That’s the way people are.
  7. It’s not that important.
  8. I’m humbled.
  9. Go right ahead, I don’t mind.
  10. We should just learn from our mistakes.
  11. You’re the boss.
  12. Let’s chalk it up to experience.

Being bypassed for a promotion

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Out-positive / Agreement url

Do you like my new style of dressing?

  1. It’s growing on me.
  2. It looks fine to me.
  3. I think it’s a change for the better.
  4. I think it’s a step in the right direction.
  5. I agree with your decision.
  6. Suits me just fine.

Do you like my new style of dressing?

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Out-positive / Agreement url

If I get another junk phone call, I think I’ll scream

  1. I think that would be a totally appropriate and natural response.
  2. That’s totally understandable.
  3. I don’t blame you.
  4. I know the feeling.
  5. I feel exactly the same way.
  6. Same here.
  7. I fully understand that.

If I get another junk phone call, I think I’ll scream

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Out-negative / Annoyed url

You are guilty

  1. You look like the cat that swallowed the canary.
  2. That’s pretty under-handed.
  3. You’re getting away with murder.
  4. It’s all your fault.
  5. I caught you red handed.
  6. You were caught with your hand in the cookie jar.
  7. What kind of game are you playing?
  8. I feel sorry for you.
  9. You know what you did.

You are guilty

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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

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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

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Out-positive / Agreement url

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

  1. By all means.
  2. No problem.
  3. I don’t mind a bit.
  4. Okie dokie.
  5. I don’t have any objection.

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who just got into a top business school

  1. You sure have come a long way.
  2. I’m not surprised that you succeeded, I always knew you had it in you.
  3. Shoot for the moon, and give it all you’ve got.
  4. You’re as smart as a whip.
  5. There’s no limit to what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it.
  6. What more could you ask for?
  7. With this under your belt, a golden future can be yours.
  8. I have absolute faith in you.
  9. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime.
  10. I don’t know how you accomplished so much in such a short period of time.

For a friend who just got into a top business school

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Control yourself

  1. Don’t let it get out of hand.
  2. Don’t let it go to your head.
  3. Don’t take it so personally.
  4. Don’t take the law into your own hands.
  5. Just try to remember that mum’s the word, and try your best to not let it slip out when you are caught off guard.
  6. Keep a hold on the situation.
  7. Don’t boast about it.
  8. Get a grip on yourself.
  9. Don’t resort to violence.
  10. I think one of the problems is that you’ve been bouncing from one extreme to another.
  11. Don’t air your dirty laundry out in public.
  12. You’ve got to snap out of it.
  13. Now get serious, and stop horsing around.
  14. You have to quit cold turkey.
  15. Get a hold of yourself.
  16. Why take a chance?

Control yourself