Total Phrases- 4535
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In-positive / Relief url

Surviving after being lost in the desert for 3 days.

  1. I was on my last legs, and I didn’t think I could hold out much longer, when I was miraculously saved in the nick of time.
  2. I got through by the skin of my teeth.
  3. I don’t know how I did it.
  4. I got in just under the wire.
  5. At the end if was touch and go, and I was wondering if I was going to make it.
  6. Home, sweet, home.
  7. Things are finally getting back to normal.
  8. I was on my last legs.

Surviving after being lost in the desert for 3 days.

In-positive / Relief
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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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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Choosing an item from the menu

  1. It’s six of one or half a dozen of the other.
  2. I guess I just can’t have it both ways.
  3. At one point I have to bite the bullet.
  4. At one point you just have to fish or cut bait.

Choosing an item from the menu

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Perspective-2

  1. You got to remember that.
  2. Truth is stranger than fiction.
  3. Things are not always what they seem.
  4. The whole is sometimes bigger than the sum of its parts.
  5. Take stock of your future.
  6. Try to put yourself in his shoes.
  7. Don’t take things for granted.
  8. Saying and doing are entirely different things.
  9. Live each day as if it were the last.
  10. Today is all you have.
  11. You can’t generalize, every situation is different.

Perspective-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Realizing url

Seeing what stocks it would have been best to buy

  1. It’s slowly beginning to come into focus.
  2. Chalk that one up to experience.
  3. I’m beginning to see the situation more clearly.
  4. It’s as clear as clear can be.
  5. Now that sheds some light on the subject.
  6. It’s the key to everything.
  7. That answers that $64,000 question.
  8. That explains it.
  9. I now see things through new eyes.

Seeing what stocks it would have been best to buy

In-positive / Realizing
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In-negative / Doubt url

After wife suggests to husband that he run for Mayor

  1. How am I going to pull that off?
  2. That’s easier said than done.
  3. I’m not so sure.
  4. It sounds like it’s nothing more than a pipe-dream.
  5. Hey, you never know.
  6. What are we waiting for?
  7. I’m having second thoughts about it.
  8. I think you have more confidence in me than I have in myself.
  9. I don’t even know if it’s worth the effort.
  10. It’s a nice idea, but what are the odds of it succeeding?
  11. I don’t know if I’m up for it.
  12. What do you think the odds are of it succeeding?
  13. I appreciate your vote of confidence, but do you think it’s worth a try?
  14. We have to be realistic about it.
  15. I have my doubts.
  16. Should I give your suggestion the benefit of the doubt?
  17. Are you pulling my leg?

After wife suggests to husband that he run for Mayor

In-negative / Doubt
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Losing an election

  1. I guess I had it coming to me.
  2. It’s just wasn’t in the cards.
  3. You win some, you loose some.
  4. I guess I’ll just have to learn to live with it.
  5. I think I got the picture.
  6. That’s about the size of it.
  7. He was bound and determined to do it.
  8. He won, hands down.
  9. He’s a better man than I am.
  10. It’s was a forgone conclusion.
  11. The show’s over.
  12. That’s just the way it is.
  13. It was a missed opportunity.
  14. I had a feeling that would happen.

Losing an election

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a friend, both of you considering starting a business together

  1. This is a golden opportunity to make the most of the situation for the long haul.
  2. Success is sometimes a long drawn-out process.
  3. Let’s take one step at a time, and climb one mountain at a time.
  4. As they say, it’s not the mountain in front of us that makes us hesitate, but the pebble in our shoe.
  5. At any rate it’s worth a try.
  6. Now we’re cooking with gas.
  7. The rest is up to us.
  8. There’s no harm in trying.
  9. Let’s put our mind to it, and there’s nothing we can’t do.
  10. I think we’re onto something.
  11. This work is tailored to our needs and abilities.
  12. It will happen before you know it.

To a friend, both of you considering starting a business together

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-negative / Doubt url

To a friend who won’t leave the house at 2AM

  1. Can’t you take a hint?
  2. Don’t overstay your welcome.
  3. Sometimes it’s best just to call it a day.
  4. All good things must come to an end.
  5. There’s a time for everything.
  6. Too much of a good thing is not good.
  7. I can’t wait around all night for you to make up your mind.
  8. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.

To a friend who won’t leave the house at 2AM

In-negative / Doubt
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Out-positive / Agreement url

I think they should play more classical music on the local radio station

  1. That would be a step in the right direction.
  2. That seems like a reasonable idea.
  3. That’s exactly in line with my thinking.
  4. That’s a great idea.
  5. You took the words right out of my mouth.
  6. I think they should give it a try.
  7. I’d like that.

I think they should play more classical music on the local radio station

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a quarterback at half-time with the score tied

  1. Knock ‘em dead.
  2. Give it all you’ve got!
  3. It’s a great start.
  4. It’s your moment of truth.
  5. Don’t give out on us now.
  6. The sky’s the limit.
  7. We’re confident that if you break through, you’ll be in the clear.

To a quarterback at half-time with the score tied

Out-positive / Encouragement
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who just got engaged

  1. This a golden opportunity, in fact an opportunity of a lifetime.
  2. It’s going to take effort to make it succeed, but there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
  3. You’re such a fine judge of character.
  4. You’ve got a lot to look forward to.
  5. I’m glad it worked out for you.
  6. Lucky for you.
  7. This could be the most important thing you ever did in your life.
  8. Keep the home fires burning.

For a friend who just got engaged

Out-positive / Encouragement