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In-positive / Relief url

Getting a bonus from work to pay off loans

  1. We nipped it in the bud.
  2. It happened just in the nick of time.
  3. That takes a big load off of my mind.
  4. Thank goodness for little things.
  5. It’s just what the doctor ordered.
  6. We were saved just by the skin on our teeth.
  7. Things will finally get back to normal.
  8. When I heard the news, I breathed a sigh of relief.
  9. Our ship has finally come in.

Getting a bonus from work to pay off loans

In-positive / Relief
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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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In-negative / Doubt url

Being told that a certain penny stock is a sure thing

  1. I have a nagging suspicion that this isn’t on the up and up.
  2. I don’t feel right about it.
  3. I just can’t buy that.
  4. You can’t fool me.
  5. I’ve heard that before.
  6. That’s wishful thinking.
  7. It’s a figment of your imagination.
  8. Whatever gave you that idea?
  9. I wouldn’t be too sure.
  10. It won’t hold water.
  11. I find that very hard to believe.
  12. What are you talking about?
  13. If I did that, it would be against my better judgement.

Being told that a certain penny stock is a sure thing

In-negative / Doubt
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Out-neutral / Observation url

About Others – Neutral-1

  1. She took it upon herself.
  2. He’s sleeping like a log.
  3. She’s waiting on him hand and foot.
  4. She’s just another pretty face.
  5. He’s a chip off the old block.
  6. He’s going to wait until hell freezes over.
  7. He’s a high as a kite.
  8. She’s been through that before.
  9. You heard him as well as I did.
  10. I brought her up to date.

About Others – Neutral-1

Out-neutral / Observation
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In-positive / Hope url

Before they announce the winner of the lottery

  1. I think this is it.
  2. It’s the chance of a lifetime.
  3. You know anything’s possible!
  4. We’re banking on it.
  5. Even if we don’t win, there’s always next year.
  6. One could only hope.
  7. This is the moment that we’ve all been waiting for.
  8. Maybe it will be different this time.
  9. Keep your fingers crossed.
  10. We’re hoping there’s a pot of gold on the other side of the rainbow.
  11. The price is right.
  12. I hope and pray that the money will now just start rolling in.
  13. This could be our ticket to freedom.
  14. Hope springs eternal.
  15. I have high hopes for it.
  16. I have a lot riding on it.
  17. A big change for the better might be just around the corner.
  18. It would be the answer to my prayers.

Before they announce the winner of the lottery

In-positive / Hope
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Saying hello-1

  1. So what else is new?
  2. So we meet again.
  3. I’m so glad to see you.
  4. What’s up Doc?
  5. Well, isn’t it a small world?
  6. How goes it?
  7. Top of the morning to you.
  8. What a nice surprise!
  9. How’s everything going?
  10. What’s up?
  11. What’s new?
  12. What a pleasant surprise.

Saying hello-1

Out-positive / Friendship
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In-positive / Determination url

Head of a start-up

  1. We shall overcome.
  2. Let’s keep the ball rolling.
  3. There will be no exceptions.
  4. Every minute counts.
  5. Never say die.
  6. It’s not the mountain ahead that wears you out, but the grain of sand in your shoe.
  7. Let’s get to work.
  8. We have to use brute force.
  9. We can use all the help that we can get.
  10. It’s important that we do this right, and I don’t want any slip-ups.
  11. We’ll make it up as we go along.
  12. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
  13. It may be slow going but we’re making headway.
  14. We should milk it for all its worth.
  15. To make our strategy work, we have to make sure all our ducks are lined up.
  16. We're going to make it happen.
  17. There's nothing we can't do if we put our minds to it.
  18. We must have confidence in ourselves.
  19. It's up to us to make sure it happens.
  20. Let’s milk it for all it’s worth.
  21. We’re going to hit the ground running.
  22. In our struggle for success, I think we’ve finally turned the corner.
  23. Things are falling into place.

Head of a start-up

In-positive / Determination
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Out-negative / Anger url

Stop what you are doing-2

  1. Are you trying to start up with me?
  2. You wouldn’t dare.
  3. Let that be a warning to you.
  4. There’s no excuse for that.
  5. Who do you think I am?
  6. Hold your horses.
  7. Don’t you dare do any such thing.
  8. Haven’t you done enough harm already?
  9. Don’t make a scene.
  10. Let’s drop the subject!
  11. Wait just a cotton picking minute.
  12. Where do you think you’re going?
  13. You just can’t help yourself, can you?
  14. Enough of that.
  15. OK, enough of this for now.

Stop what you are doing-2

Out-negative / Anger
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In-positive / Confidence url

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

  1. You bet your bottom dollar.
  2. I’m going to hit it out of the ballpark.
  3. I know what’s at stake.
  4. You can count on it.
  5. The sky’s the limit.
  6. There’s plenty more where that came from.
  7. It’s working like a charm.
  8. There’s no question about it.
  9. It’s going to knock your socks off.
  10. Take it from me.
  11. With any luck at all we’ll be able to get to the next level.
  12. I’m going to knock it out of the park.
  13. When you look at my plan you'll see that it all adds up.
  14. I knew it right off the bat.
  15. I’m firing on all cylinders.
  16. Things are really starting to click.

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

In-positive / Confidence
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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
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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

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-negative / Disappointment url

Getting a speeding ticket

  1. I have no one to blame but myself.
  2. I need that like a hole in the head.
  3. That’s what I was afraid of.
  4. That’s the last thing I wanted.
  5. What a shame!
  6. That’s just my luck.
  7. It happens to the best of us.
  8. But I don’t have to like it, do I?

Getting a speeding ticket

In-negative / Disappointment