Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

Don’t act innocent

  1. Don’t get cute.
  2. Don’t give me that look.
  3. Stop clowning around.
  4. Stop looking so smug.
  5. Laugh if you like.
  6. Don’t toy with me.
  7. Don’t play dumb with me.
  8. Oh it’s little miss goody two shoes.
  9. Wipe that smirk off your face.
  10. Don’t be a wise guy.
  11. Don’t you think that’s a bit much?

Don’t act innocent

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In-negative / Doubt url

Someone offers you original painting for 1/10th the price

  1. I suspect that you have something up in your sleeve.
  2. Give me a break!
  3. You must be kidding me.
  4. What’s the catch?
  5. I’ve heard that song and dance story before.
  6. Do you mean to tell me that you’re up to your old tricks again?
  7. Are you trying to pull a fast one?
  8. That sounds too good to be true.
  9. What do you take me for?

Someone offers you original painting for 1/10th the price

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Hope

  1. Life is worth living.
  2. Every cloud has a silver lining.
  3. Tomorrow is another day.
  4. Better luck next time.
  5. Look on the bright side.
  6. Count your blessings.
  7. Appreciate it while it lasts.
  8. Little things mean a lot.
  9. Things often have a way of just working themselves out.

Hope

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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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In-positive / Surprise url

You win the lottery

  1. The experience was so strange that I felt I was entering into never-never land.
  2. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
  3. Oh my gosh!
  4. It happened just outta the blue.
  5. It really blew my mind.
  6. Can you believe it?
  7. Boy, I’m telling you.
  8. One thing happened after another, and suddenly I found myself in a position that was totally unexpected.

You win the lottery

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In-negative / Doubt url

To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

  1. Let’s just wait and see what happens.
  2. Hope springs eternal.
  3. Do you really believe that what you don’t know can’t hurt you?
  4. You’d be surprised what can actually happen.
  5. Do you believe everything you see and everything you hear?
  6. I doesn’t ring true.
  7. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard of in my life.
  8. That’s not true, not by a long shot!
  9. Don’t keep your head in the sand.
  10. You’re a flake.
  11. Frankly, I think that you’re mistaken.
  12. That’s news to me.
  13. You’d be surprised.
  14. That’s what you think.
  15. I don’t believe that for a minute.
  16. Anyone who believes that should have their head examined.
  17. Do you believe everything you read?
  18. OK, so know I know where you stand.

To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

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In-positive / Realizing url

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

  1. There’s no way around it.
  2. I hate to admit it.
  3. It slipped out of her mouth and she showed his true colors.
  4. I now see her as she really is.
  5. I’ve had a hunch for the longest time.
  6. It’s finally out in the clear for everyone to see.
  7. She finally let the cat out of the bag and told us what really happened.
  8. I heard it through the grape vine.
  9. I suspected as much.
  10. I should have known.
  11. I know it sounds far-fetched, but I kid you not.
  12. Perhaps I should have seen that coming.
  13. In retrospect, I was blind as a bat.

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

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In-positive / Surprise url

Learning that a friend is a thief

  1. I’m shocked to say the least.
  2. I suspected it was true, but I didn’t put 2 and 2 together.
  3. I was so shocked because it happened right out of nowhere.
  4. The truth comes out at last.
  5. I didn’t expect it at all.
  6. I never would have suspected it.
  7. Speaking of the devil.
  8. Good grief.
  9. Ahah, just as I suspected.
  10. What was that all about?
  11. In all my years I never thought I’d live to see the day when you would say something like that.
  12. The cat is out of the bag.
  13. That came from out of left field.
  14. I am shocked beyond belief.

Learning that a friend is a thief

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Let it go

  1. Don’t prolong the agony.
  2. Get your mind off the subject.
  3. Let yourself go.
  4. Let it all hang out.
  5. Don’t dwell on it.
  6. Go with the flow.
  7. Let it flow freely.
  8. Put it all behind you.
  9. The best thing is to roll with the punches.
  10. A watched pot never boils.

Let it go

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In-negative / Confusion url

Waking up after a deep sleep.

  1. I fell into a deep sleep, and when I woke up I was so disoriented that for a short while I couldn’t remember where I was.
  2. My mind is going in ten different directions.
  3. I don’t know what to make of it.
  4. What time is it?
  5. How did I get here?
  6. I could use a breath of fresh air.
  7. What’s going on here?
  8. I don’t have the bandwidth to deal with it right now.
  9. I don’t feel like myself.
  10. I’m so tired, I can hardly see straight.

Waking up after a deep sleep.

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Patience-1

  1. You’ve got to just let it pass.
  2. Give it time.
  3. I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.
  4. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
  5. It’s never too late.
  6. Don’t jump the gun.
  7. Things come to those who wait.
  8. Don’t jump to any conclusions.
  9. My advice is to stay under the radar.

Patience-1

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Out-positive / Agreement url

How would you like to eat in the Italian restaurant tonight?

  1. I think that would be a good idea.
  2. Whatever you want.
  3. It's as good a place as any.
  4. We're thinking along the same lines.
  5. I'll drink to that.
  6. I'd be delighted.
  7. Whatever you want is fine with me.
  8. Sound’s good to me.
  9. Let’s play it by ear.

How would you like to eat in the Italian restaurant tonight?