Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a student who just solved a difficult math problem

  1. That’s a brilliant deduction.
  2. You’re as smart as a whip.
  3. You’re really catching on.
  4. That’s a step in the right direction.
  5. You’ve got that down pat.
  6. Nobody can do it better.
  7. You should be proud of yourself.
  8. You’re a pretty smart cookie.
  9. I’ll be happy/glad to write a letter of recommendation for you.

To a student who just solved a difficult math problem

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In-negative / Doubt url

Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

  1. I’ll believe it when I see it.
  2. Are you really sure?
  3. Personally, I don’t think you stand a chance.
  4. The odds are stacked against you.
  5. I don’t think anything will ever come of it.
  6. Are your out of your mind?
  7. Are you serious?
  8. Are you crazy?
  9. You must be drunk.
  10. Are you kidding?

Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

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Out-positive / Agreement url

I think that Bill Jones, who is running for Mayor, will make a better Mayor.

  1. You could make a case for that.
  2. I think you might have a point.
  3. I couldn't agree with you more.
  4. That makes the two of us.
  5. That's my sentiments exactly.
  6. I have a sneaking suspicion that you may be right.
  7. That's as plain as day.
  8. I'm with you.
  9. What you're saying has the ring of truth.
  10. I’ll take your word for it.

I think that Bill Jones, who is running for Mayor, will make a better Mayor.

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Out-positive / Agreement url

I think it’s good that you’ve been going to sleep earlier and getting more sleep.

  1. I’m glad you approve.
  2. You better believe it!
  3. That’s the understatement of the year.
  4. That’s exactly how I feel about it.
  5. I can feel the improvement already.

I think it’s good that you’ve been going to sleep earlier and getting more sleep.

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In-negative / Desperation url

An addict

  1. Why is this so hard?
  2. I’m at the end of my rope.
  3. Things seem to be falling apart.
  4. I need it bad.
  5. What’s the use?
  6. I have nothing to live for.
  7. I’m grasping at straws.
  8. I have nowhere to turn to.
  9. There’s nothing to live for.
  10. I feel like I’m like beating my head against a brick wall.
  11. I’ve got a dark cloud hanging over me.
  12. For the longest time it’s just been one thing after another.
  13. I just can’t bring myself to change for the better.
  14. I don’t think I’m going to make it.
  15. I just can’t go on like this.
  16. Some days it doesn’t pay to get up in the morning.
  17. Sometimes I feel that I’m damned if I do, and damned if I don’t.
  18. I’m getting nowhere fast.
  19. It’s no use.
  20. I feel sick like a dog.
  21. I appreciate your advice, but that's all easier said that done.

An addict

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Out-positive / Agreement url

Do you agree that people should leave their phones at the desk when eating in a restaurant?

  1. I think that would improve the situation.
  2. I think they should give it a try.
  3. My personal experience bears you out.
  4. You're right on point.
  5. I think you’re onto something.
  6. That goes without saying.
  7. That’s a good point.

Do you agree that people should leave their phones at the desk when eating in a restaurant?

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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Choosing where to put your investment money

  1. Only time will tell.
  2. You do what you have to.
  3. There’s something to be said for it.
  4. This is a good as time as any.
  5. We’ll worry about that when the time comes.
  6. Things will come to those who wait.
  7. It works both ways.
  8. That’s what it’s all about.
  9. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.
  10. I have half a mind to do just that.
  11. I’m biding my time.
  12. Thing’s stand as they are.
  13. It doesn’t make sense to do it any other way.

Choosing where to put your investment money

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Out-neutral / Observation url

About Others – Negative-2

  1. She’s as skinny as a rail.
  2. She’s as cold as a fish.
  3. He’s loosing his nerve.
  4. She’s gone overboard, and I don’t see that there’s any restraint in what she’s doing.
  5. He’s torn apart inside.
  6. She’s crying her eyes out.
  7. She wouldn’t lift a finger.
  8. I don’t think he’ll be very pleased.
  9. I feel bad for him.
  10. He’s really off the wall.
  11. He’s having trouble making ends meet.
  12. His stomach’s a bottomless pit.
  13. He thinks that everything is coming to him.

About Others – Negative-2

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In-neutral / Caution url

Telling someone a secret

  1. The less said about it the better.
  2. Don’t breathe a word of it.
  3. I was sworn to secrecy.
  4. Mum’s the word.
  5. This could be something that I might come to regret.
  6. This might be against my better judgement.
  7. I have to ask myself, why am I doing this?

Telling someone a secret

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In-negative / Desperation url

Working 3 jobs to make ends meet

  1. I can’t take it anymore.
  2. I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel.
  3. I’ve been so busy lately that I’m running myself ragged.
  4. I’m going to lose my mind.
  5. The harder I try the worse everything gets.
  6. I feel so inadequate.
  7. I feel like I’m busting at the seams.
  8. I just seem to be spinning my wheels, without getting anything accomplished.
  9. Life’s not a picnic.
  10. I’ve been working my fingers to the bone.
  11. I’ve been in the same old rut as long as I can remember.
  12. How much more of this do you think I can take?
  13. I feel weighed down by my problems, and by life in general.
  14. I’m running on empty.

Working 3 jobs to make ends meet

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In-positive / Surprise url

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

  1. It happens only once in a blue moon.
  2. If that don’t beat all.
  3. There are no words to describe it.
  4. Will wonders never cease?
  5. Lo and behold.
  6. My goodness.
  7. It’s a whole new ballgame.
  8. Heavens to Betsy.
  9. Can you imagine that?
  10. Do you dig it?

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

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In-negative / Desperation url

Losing a lot of money in the stock market

  1. They’ve got the deck stacked against us.
  2. I’ve been cut off at the knees.
  3. So much of the time I feel that I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
  4. I’m behind the eight ball.
  5. Boy, was that a mistake.
  6. Back to the salt mines.
  7. I feel like I’ve been raked over the coals.
  8. I’m running out of steam.

Losing a lot of money in the stock market