Total Phrases- 4535
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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend leaves town without telling anyone

  1. He’s vanished into thin air.
  2. He suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth.
  3. It happened in a way that we least expected.
  4. I’m in a state of shock.
  5. You’ve got to be kidding me.
  6. I had a sneaking suspicion that this was going to happen.
  7. I would never have suspected that.
  8. Woah, I am shocked.

A friend leaves town without telling anyone

In-positive / Surprise
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In-negative / Explaining url

Apartment is a mess

  1. I can only do what I can do.
  2. I try not the pay attention to these things.
  3. What difference does it make anyway?
  4. There’s a method to the madness.
  5. I’m getting nowhere fast.
  6. I’m on a tight schedule, and it just doesn’t leave me time for these things.
  7. I’m strapped for time.
  8. You can understand, can’t you?
  9. In the large scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter, does it?
  10. I just have a different set of priorities than you do.
  11. I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
  12. Out of sight, out of mind.
  13. At least I know where everything is.

Apartment is a mess

In-negative / Explaining
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In-negative / Doubt url

Police questioning thief

  1. Your story doesn’t hold water.
  2. Can you please run that by me again?
  3. That’s hard to believe.
  4. You expect me to believe that?
  5. There’s something fishy about your story.
  6. You’re lying through his teeth.
  7. What you’re tell me just doesn’t wash.
  8. Do you expect me to believe that cock and bull story?
  9. That’s nothing new.
  10. It’s too late for that.
  11. I think you’ve been up to no good.
  12. You can talk till you’re blue in the face, I just don’t buy it.

Police questioning thief

In-negative / Doubt
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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

In-positive / Realizing
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Out-negative / Anger url

I’ve had enough

  1. I’ve had just about all I can take.
  2. Enough is enough.
  3. Now that’s the last straw.
  4. I think I’ve had just about enough.
  5. I’m fed up with it.
  6. I’ve had it up to here!
  7. I’ve had it.
  8. You’re getting on my nerves.
  9. You’ve been asking for it.

I’ve had enough

Out-negative / Anger
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Out-positive / Agreement url

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

  1. By all means.
  2. No problem.
  3. I don’t mind a bit.
  4. Okie dokie.
  5. I don’t have any objection.

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

Out-positive / Agreement
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In-negative / Explaining url

Coming late for an appointment

  1. I just plum forgot.
  2. It slipped my mind.
  3. Forgive me, I just didn’t remember.
  4. I didn’t do it on purpose.
  5. I hope you understand.
  6. Please don’t take it personally.
  7. I knew I forgot something.
  8. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends.
  9. I’ve been crazy busy lately.
  10. I have a lot on my plate.
  11. The time just slipped through my fingers.
  12. I just have no sense of time.

Coming late for an appointment

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
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In-neutral / Caution url

Thinking of dating someone from the wrong side of the tracks

  1. I feel that persion might be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
  2. Assumptions can be deceptive.
  3. I don’t know where this is all heading.
  4. If you ask me I think I should just call the whole thing off.
  5. I think that could be like opening up a Pandora’s box.
  6. That might be wishful thinking.
  7. Curiosity killed the cat.
  8. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
  9. I have a funny feeling that I should drop it like a hot potato if I know what’s good for me.
  10. Am I seeing the world with rose colored glasses?

Thinking of dating someone from the wrong side of the tracks

In-neutral / Caution
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Out-negative / Anger url

I will stop you-2

  1. Wait till I get my hands on you.
  2. See you in court.
  3. I’m going to put your lights out.
  4. I won’t let you.
  5. I’m putting you on notice.
  6. You just wait and see.
  7. Over my dead body.
  8. I won’t stand for it.
  9. I’m not going to take any guff from you.
  10. I’m not going to let you get away with that.

I will stop you-2

Out-negative / Anger
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In-positive / Happiness url

Being offered a great job

  1. It’s music to my ears.
  2. That’s terrific.
  3. I’m sure I’m really going like it.
  4. That’s great news.
  5. This calls for a celebration.
  6. That’s absolutely fantastic.
  7. That’s the best thing I’ve ever heard.
  8. Its music to my ears.
  9. I’ve been beaming with joy ever since I heard the good news.
  10. This makes me very happy.
  11. I’ll be looking forward to it.
  12. Why that’s great.
  13. That’s the best news I heard all day.
  14. You’ve made my day.
  15. It's truly awesome.

Being offered a great job

In-positive / Happiness
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Out-neutral url

Patience-2

  1. Don’t make a snap decision.
  2. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
  3. She just needs time.
  4. Sleep on it.
  5. Sit tight!
  6. It takes time.
  7. Be patient and cool your heels, because I fully expect that she’ll come around eventually.
  8. Keep your shirt on.
  9. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Patience-2

Out-neutral