Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Agreement url

Do you mind if I take the car to shop for food?

  1. That’s fine with me.
  2. By all means.
  3. Be my guest.
  4. That’s cool with me.
  5. I don’t mind at all.

Do you mind if I take the car to shop for food?

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-neutral / Observation url

About Others – Neutral-2

  1. She’s covered from head to toe.
  2. You can’t begrudge him for it.
  3. She won’t take no for an answer.
  4. I can’t say I blame him.
  5. You don’t hold a candle to her.
  6. He’ll do it if he knows what’s good for him.
  7. He really did it this time.
  8. This isn’t like them.
  9. They’re as different as night and day.
  10. They haven’t exactly been beating down my door.
  11. It’s raining cats and dogs.

About Others – Neutral-2

Out-neutral / Observation
3 of 402

Out-neutral / Advice url

Lighten up

  1. Don’t work so hard.
  2. Do it the easy way.
  3. Lighten up.
  4. Don’t take it so seriously.
  5. Why make things more complicated than they really are?
  6. Take the easy way out.

Lighten up

Out-neutral / Advice
4 of 402

In-neutral / Acceptance url

Buying a car

  1. I dropped a bundle on it, but I’m glad I bought it.
  2. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
  3. How can I resist?
  4. I might as well.
  5. You never get something for nothing.
  6. It’s growing on me.
  7. It’s the best that I can do.

Buying a car

In-neutral / Acceptance
5 of 402

Out-positive / Friendship url

Secretive

  1. I told you all I can tell you.
  2. You can trust me, I won’t breathe a word about it to anyone, and it won’t go beyond here.
  3. Remember, not a word about this to anyone.
  4. I won’t tell a soul.
  5. A little birdie told me.
  6. That’s just between us.
  7. I’ll let you in on a secret.
  8. Keep it to yourself.
  9. Your secret is safe with me.

Secretive

Out-positive / Friendship
6 of 402

In-positive / Determination url

Director of a Broadway musical

  1. This is one of the most important things we’ve ever done.
  2. Let’s get going without delay!
  3. Give me a half of chance, and I’ll show you what I can accomplish.
  4. Let’s get the ball rolling.
  5. Let’s get the show on the road.
  6. The show must go on.

Director of a Broadway musical

In-positive / Determination
7 of 402

In-neutral / Acceptance url

Raining on the day of the picnic

  1. Life has its ups and downs.
  2. It was a chance we had to take.
  3. It’s just one of those things.
  4. Life is full of surprises.
  5. Whatever happens it will be for the best.
  6. What does that matter?
  7. There’s not much we can do about it.
  8. Perhaps it’s really a blessing in disguise.

Raining on the day of the picnic

In-neutral / Acceptance
8 of 402

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
9 of 402

Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Let’s pause & cool it off for now

  1. I think we should leave it well enough alone.
  2. It doesn’t matter.
  3. Let’s just call it a day.
  4. Let’s leave it at that for now.
  5. You don’t have to decide right away, because the offer is always open.
  6. Let’s change the subject.
  7. The less said about it, the better.
  8. Let’s leave it at that.
  9. Let’s sleep on it.
  10. Let’s just call it quits for now, OK?

Let’s pause & cool it off for now

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-positive / Remembering url

Hearing a song from the past

  1. That brings back old memories.
  2. That’s as old as the hills.
  3. I last heard that many moons ago.
  4. It’s a blast from the past.
  5. It brings back good memories.
  6. It’s just like old times.
  7. Let’s have a walk down memory lane.

Hearing a song from the past

In-positive / Remembering
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

Listen to me-1

  1. Do I have to spell it out for you?
  2. I don’t suppose it ever dawned on you.
  3. You’re as thick as a brick.
  4. It seems that I can’t get through to you.
  5. I hope you get the message.
  6. You better get this straight.
  7. It goes in one ear and out the other.
  8. I’m going to give you a piece of my mind.
  9. You’re barking up the wrong tree.
  10. Don’t waste your breath.
  11. You’ve got to be kidding.

Listen to me-1

Out-negative / Annoyed
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Hearing the stock market went down

  1. I don’t know if it’s of comfort to any of us, but we’re all in the same boat.
  2. I have no gripe and no regrets, because I went into the situation with my eyes wide open.
  3. You win some you loose some.
  4. I can live with that.
  5. That’s show biz.
  6. What goes up has to come down.
  7. Oh, well.
  8. I saw the handwriting on the wall.

Hearing the stock market went down

In-neutral / Acceptance