Total Phrases- 4513
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In-negative / Explaining url

Not doing work assignment on time

  1. I bit off more than I could chew.
  2. I didn’t accomplish as much as I thought I would.
  3. I took my best shot.
  4. That’s the best that I can do.
  5. It took me longer than I thought it would.
  6. I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately.
  7. I was sure I could do more in the time that I had.
  8. The whole thing blew up in my face.
  9. I promise to do better next time.
  10. I don’t know how to answer your question.
  11. It totally slipped my mind.
  12. I knew there was something I forgot to do.
  13. I have no excuse.

Not doing work assignment on time

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Out-positive / Agreement url

If they closed 3rd Street to traffic the stores on that block would do more business.

  1. I think you’re onto something.
  2. I guess you’re right.
  3. That’s certainly an idea that’s worth trying.
  4. That sounds like a good idea to me.
  5. That make’s sense.
  6. I think they should give it a shot.
  7. Likewise!

If they closed 3rd Street to traffic the stores on that block would do more business.

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Out-positive / Apology url

After stepping on someone’s foot by mistake

  1. Do you forgive me?
  2. I’ll take full responsibility for it.
  3. Whoops, that was a mistake.
  4. I didn’t mean to do that.
  5. It was completely unintentional.
  6. I hope you accept my apologies.
  7. I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.
  8. I hope I wasn’t too rough on you.
  9. I hope I didn’t do anything terribly wrong.

After stepping on someone’s foot by mistake

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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who just got into a top business school

  1. You sure have come a long way.
  2. I’m not surprised that you succeeded, I always knew you had it in you.
  3. Shoot for the moon, and give it all you’ve got.
  4. You’re as smart as a whip.
  5. There’s no limit to what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it.
  6. What more could you ask for?
  7. With this under your belt, a golden future can be yours.
  8. I have absolute faith in you.
  9. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime.
  10. I don’t know how you accomplished so much in such a short period of time.

For a friend who just got into a top business school

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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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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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Out-negative / Annoyed url

You are crazy

  1. You’re out of your mind.
  2. Your mind is twisted.
  3. What do you have, rocks in your head?
  4. What’s wrong with you?
  5. You could drive a person insane.
  6. Are you out of your mind?
  7. Have you lost your mind?
  8. You don’t know what you’re saying.
  9. What’s gotten into you?
  10. You doesn’t know if you’re coming or going.
  11. You’ve got some nerve.
  12. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
  13. You’re off the wall.
  14. You’re as crazy as a loon.
  15. That’s ridiculous.
  16. How can you justify to yourself what you are doing?
  17. You should be ashamed of yourself!
  18. How could you do such a thing?
  19. Every once in a while you need to be put in your place.
  20. I don’t see how anybody in their right mind would do something like that.

You are crazy

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In-negative / Desperation url

Losing a job

  1. I can’t tell you how awful it is.
  2. I’m going to lose my mind.
  3. After what I’ve been through, I don’t know which way is up.
  4. It’s a lost cause.
  5. It’s a no win situation.
  6. It’s all downhill from here.
  7. It’s a sad state of affairs.
  8. It feels like things are spinning out of control.
  9. This is driving me up a wall.
  10. I’m at loose ends.
  11. It all seems like a bad dream.
  12. I feel like I’m on the ropes.
  13. I think I’m going to throw in the towel.
  14. After I try my best, and I find a lot of good that does.
  15. Where can I turn to?
  16. It hit me like a ton of bricks.

Losing a job

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In-positive / Confidence url

To a child going in for an operation

  1. It’ll be over before you know it.
  2. It’s all going to work out.
  3. It’s going to be alright.
  4. It’ll happen before you know it.
  5. We’ll pull you through it fine.
  6. It should be smooth sailing ahead.
  7. We’re in the best of hands.
  8. You don’t have to worry about a thing.
  9. You’ll be very well taken care of.

To a child going in for an operation

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In-negative / Desperation url

Being charge with tax evasion

  1. I’m up the creek without a paddle.
  2. I never thought it would come to this.
  3. I’ve reached the end of my rope.
  4. I’ve become a laughing stock.
  5. I’ve been crazy with worry.
  6. My back is up against the wall.
  7. What have I gotten myself into?
  8. I suspect that it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
  9. I feel like I’m fraying around the edges.
  10. I feel like I’ve been through the mill.
  11. What have I gotten myself into?

Being charge with tax evasion

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Slow down

  1. Just slow down and review your options before you make a rash move.
  2. Take it one step at a time.
  3. You have all the time in the world.
  4. Take your time.
  5. You have to think this through.
  6. That take’s time.
  7. Slow down and take a deep breath.
  8. You deserve a break.
  9. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Slow down

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Out-neutral / Advice url

Priorities

  1. First things first.
  2. Don’t put the cart before the horse.
  3. Just stick to business.
  4. Don’t waste your time.
  5. I think you’re cutting off your nose to spite your face.
  6. Put your best foot forward.
  7. Don’t let yourself get sidetracked.

Priorities