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Scenes of In-negative

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In-negative / Explaining url

After investing in worthless land

  1. I fell for it hook, line and sinker.
  2. I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
  3. I should have known.
  4. It seemed like the right to do thing at the time.
  5. It took me totally by surprise.
  6. I was talked into it.
  7. The thought that this would be such a bad decision never crossed my mind.
  8. There’s not a whole lot I can do about it at this point.
  9. That never would have dawned on me.
  10. I didn’t see it coming.
  11. In theory that was how it was supposed to play out, but in actuality that’s not what happened.
  12. How was I supposed to know that?
  13. It beats me how that could have happened.
  14. It was an honest mistake.
  15. It could happen to anyone.
  16. I’m sorry that things didn’t work out the way I expected them to.
  17. I found out the hard way.
  18. The thought never even crossed my mind.
  19. That was something I wasn’t even aware of.
  20. Frankly, it’s just not something I could have anticipated.
  21. That’s something I just didn’t count on.
  22. They really took me to the cleaners.
  23. I must admit, from the beginning the whole thing wasn’t clear to me, and went way over my head.
  24. I was a sitting duck.
  25. I was being penny wise and pound foolish.

After investing in worthless land

In-negative / Explaining
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In-negative / Confusion url

Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

  1. I can’t explain it.
  2. I’m not so sure.
  3. I don’t know what to say about it.
  4. I’m not sure exactly.
  5. I haven’t the slightest idea.
  6. I can’t put my finger on it.
  7. I don’t have a clue.
  8. I don’t remember off the top of my head.
  9. Your guess is a good as mine.
  10. That’s the thing I don’t understand.
  11. How can I be sure?

Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

In-negative / Confusion
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In-negative / Desperation url

Lost in the forest

  1. I’ve run out of steam.
  2. The situation is so grim.
  3. The situation was so dangerous that I thought it was curtains.
  4. I’m worried to death.
  5. I can’t cope with it.
  6. I’m scared to death.
  7. Time is running out.
  8. It’s all a nightmare.
  9. I’m never going to make it.
  10. I’m reaching the end of my rope.
  11. I was up the creek without a paddle.

Lost in the forest

In-negative / Desperation
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In-negative / Disappointment url

Entrepreneur folding company

  1. It doesn’t seem to be getting off the ground.
  2. This is the end of the line.
  3. I’m washing my hands of the whole thing.
  4. It’s going to be rough, but it’s better than the alternative.
  5. We spent all that money and effort on our plans, and look where it got us – nowhere.
  6. I’m not exactly overjoyed.
  7. It wasn’t for a lack of effort.
  8. I think I can speak for all of us that I’m just sick about what happened.
  9. Frankly, perhaps I’m just chicken to go see what happens if we continue It would be throwing good money after bad.
  10. We put our best into it, but it seems that it just wasn’t enough.
  11. Sometimes one just has to call it quits.
  12. It turned out that it was little, too late.

Entrepreneur folding company

In-negative / Disappointment
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In-negative / Confusion url

Lost in an unfamiliar city

  1. This is driving me batty.
  2. What can I do?
  3. I don’t know what else to do.
  4. Where do we go from here?
  5. I don’t know, what do you want to do?
  6. I can’t figure it out.
  7. I’m going to need a while to get my bearings.
  8. I feel like a fish out of water.
  9. It’s driving me nuts.

Lost in an unfamiliar city

In-negative / Confusion
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In-negative / Explaining url

Coming home drunk

  1. I couldn’t help myself.
  2. I guess things got to me.
  3. I did it on the spur of the moment.
  4. My head is spinning.
  5. I’m about to drop.
  6. Unfortunately it’s become my security blanket.
  7. It’s been a rough night.
  8. I feel like a worn out dish rag.
  9. With a little bit of luck things will soon get back to normal.
  10. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  11. I could use some moral support.
  12. I hate to admit it, but it was beyond my control.
  13. I’ve never had any problems in that area before.
  14. There’s a first time for everything.
  15. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
  16. I'm going through a rough time.

Coming home drunk

In-negative / Explaining
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In-negative / Explaining url

Waking up after being drunk

  1. When I woke up I was so disoriented that at first I couldn’t remember where I was.
  2. I don’t know what to tell you.
  3. I’m wiped out.
  4. My head is pounding.
  5. I feel totally depleted.
  6. I went into a tailspin.
  7. I’m going to take a short walk outside just to clear my head.
  8. I was caught red-handed.
  9. I’ve been caught with my hand in the cookie jar.
  10. The bottom line is that I just couldn’t help it.
  11. Don’t remind me.
  12. I feel like I’ve been dragging myself around all day.
  13. I need more shut-eye.
  14. It knocked the wind knocked out of me.

Waking up after being drunk

In-negative / Explaining
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In-negative / Doubt url

A skeptical Investor questioning an entrepreneur about startup

  1. When you get right down to it, it seems that there’s more going on than meets the eye.
  2. How can you be so sure of that?
  3. That raises yet another question.
  4. That’s the 64,000 dollar question.
  5. If you re-examine the whole situation, you’ll find that’s not the case at all.
  6. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
  7. You don’t have a shred of evidence.
  8. You don’t know what you’re saying.
  9. You never know how it’s going to turn out.
  10. I have no idea what you’re talking about.
  11. It leaves a lot to be desired.
  12. What you are describing sounds like a pipe-dream.
  13. What are you trying to accomplish?
  14. After what you’ve told me, I’m more skeptical than ever.
  15. That’s just the other side of the same coin.
  16. The bottom line is that, as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to knowing if it's a good decision or not, the jury is still out.
  17. You can take it any way you like.

A skeptical Investor questioning an entrepreneur about startup

In-negative / Doubt
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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

In-negative / Doubt
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In-negative / Desperation url

Can’t pay the mortgage

  1. Things have gotten totally out of hand.
  2. I’m having trouble making ends meet.
  3. What am I going to do?
  4. Sometimes I feel that it's all going to be downhill from here.
  5. I hope I haven’t blown it.
  6. Nowadays, it’s hard to make ends meet.
  7. I’m hanging by a thread.
  8. If this goes on I’m going to lose my mind.
  9. I was up all night worrying about it.
  10. I feel down and out.
  11. Sometimes I tell myself, ‘Don’t even bother’.
  12. When I hope that things will get better, I realize: don’t hold your breath.
  13. I feel like I’m beating a dead horse.

Can’t pay the mortgage

In-negative / Desperation
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In-negative / Desperation url

Losing a chunk of data from a laptop hard drive

  1. That will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
  2. I’ve taken about all that I can take.
  3. This is driving me so batty that I could scream.
  4. What rotten luck.
  5. I give up.
  6. I can’t bear to face it.
  7. Why me?
  8. Don’t even talk to me about it.
  9. It's not my day.

Losing a chunk of data from a laptop hard drive

In-negative / Desperation
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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

In-negative / Desperation