Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

We don’t agree

  1. Let’s call the whole thing off.
  2. We don’t see things eye to eye.
  3. Let’s just drop the whole thing.
  4. This is not going anywhere.
  5. It takes two to tangle.
  6. We don’t seem to be getting anywhere.
  7. My patience has worn thin.
  8. Just you wait and see.
  9. We’re just wasting our time.
  10. This is an exercise in futility.
  11. I’m not going to waste any more time talking to you about this.
  12. We come from two completely different worlds.
  13. I’ll pass on the offer, and take a rain check.
  14. I’m not sure if we’re seeing eye to eye about this.
  15. We’re talking at cross purposes.
  16. This is highway robbery!

We don’t agree

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-negative / Desperation url

Lost in the woods 1

  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. It’s no use.
  5. I’m worried to death.
  6. I feel sick like a dog.
  7. I can’t cope with it.
  8. I’m scared to death.
  9. Time is running out.
  10. It’s all a nightmare.
  11. I’m never going to make it.
  12. I’m reaching the end of my rope.
  13. Don’t even bother.

Lost in the woods 1

In-negative / Desperation
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In-positive / Determination url

Therapist with patient

  1. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
  2. This is an opportunity of a lifetime.
  3. I’m going to tell it to you straight, even if it means bursting your balloon.
  4. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
  5. There’s nothing that we can’t do if we put our minds to it.
  6. Let’s not give up before we start.
  7. There are so many false starts, but it’s important that we don’t give up hope.
  8. There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
  9. It doesn’t have to be that way.
  10. Unfortunately we often have to learn the hard way.
  11. Let’s start tying up loose ends.
  12. All beginnings are hard.
  13. Often just when we think it will be clear sailing from here on in, POW – something unexpected comes from out of the blue to blow our well laid plans to smithereens, and suddenly it’s back to the drawing board, forcing us to rethink the whole thing through from start to finish, from soup to nuts.

Therapist with patient

In-positive / Determination
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In-positive / Determination url

Marathon runner

  1. This is excruciatingly hard, but I’m committed to finishing it until the bitter end.
  2. I do what I have to do.
  3. I was bound and determined to do it.
  4. I’ll never be more ready than I am now.
  5. I’m going for broke.
  6. No rest for the weary.
  7. I’m ready to tough it out.

Marathon runner

In-positive / Determination
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

You will win

  1. I’m at your mercy.
  2. You saw through me.
  3. You’ve got me in the palm of your hand.
  4. I’ve painted myself into a corner that I can’t get out of.
  5. OK, I give in, you win, what’s next?
  6. You’re making out like a bandit.
  7. You have me over a barrel.

You will win

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-negative / Push away url

Stay away from me

  1. You give me the creeps.
  2. Keep your claws off me.
  3. You make my skin crawl.
  4. That’s none of your business.
  5. That’s not for you to judge.
  6. Keep your hands to yourself.
  7. Don’t rain on my parade.
  8. Don’t come barging in here.
  9. I’ve had enough of this, I want out.
  10. Good riddance!
  11. Oh, get lost.
  12. Don’t overstay your welcome.

Stay away from me

Out-negative / Push away
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In-negative / Doubt url

To someone who claims that a swamp is great real estate

  1. That’s going too far.
  2. That’s not very likely.
  3. Don’t make me laugh.
  4. You’ve got to be kidding.
  5. Do you really believe that?
  6. I rather doubt it.
  7. I don’t believe it for one minute.
  8. Do you expect me to believe that crap?
  9. That doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of being successful.
  10. That’s a hare brained idea.
  11. It’s the same old run-around.
  12. I don’t buy it.
  13. It sounds kind of fishy.
  14. He’s stretching the truth.
  15. I wouldn’t put it past you.
  16. Do you expect me to believe that?
  17. I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you.

To someone who claims that a swamp is great real estate

In-negative / Doubt
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Offering help-2

  1. Perhaps I can be of assistance.
  2. I wish I could do something for you.
  3. I’ve gone to bat for you.
  4. Take what you want to your heart’s desire.
  5. I wish you all the luck in the world.
  6. I’m doing what’s best for you.
  7. I thought you’d never ask.
  8. Don’t ever say I never did anything for you.
  9. I'm so glad you came over.
  10. Be sure to let me know if I can help.
  11. For you, I would do anything.
  12. I wish you the best of luck.
  13. I’d be more than happy to help.

Offering help-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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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

In-negative / Desperation
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Be open-minded about other people

  1. He’s a cut above.
  2. I’m sure he’d be glad to do what you want.
  3. He has a mind of his own.
  4. She’s a tough cookie, but if you have patience, she’s something worth waiting for.
  5. I must admit, that even though it may not appear that way at first glance, that there’s a certain logic to what he’s saying.
  6. Don’t pass judgement.
  7. Two heads are better than one.
  8. If you can’t beat them, join them.
  9. She’s giving you every chance under the sun.
  10. I’m sure he didn’t mean anything by it.

Be open-minded about other people

Out-neutral / Advice
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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

In-negative / Explaining
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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