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Scenes of In-negative

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In-negative / Desperation url

Up all night writing a paper

  1. I feel like I’ve been through the wringer.
  2. It’s taking its toll.
  3. I’m running on empty.
  4. I’m all worn out.
  5. I’m at my wits end.
  6. I’m feeling very weary.
  7. I’ll never get it done in time.

Up all night writing a paper

In-negative / Desperation
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Losing a bundle in an investment scam

  1. I always seem to fall into the same trap.
  2. I’m in deep trouble.
  3. When am I going to stop making the same mistake over and over again?
  4. It scared the living daylights out of me.
  5. I could have kicked myself.
  6. I could just kill myself.
  7. I'm shaken to the core.
  8. The thing that pains me so much is that the disaster was so unnecessary and so avoidable.
  9. Sometimes the things that I feared the most, turn out to be the least of my worries.
  10. I'm pulling my hair out.

Losing a bundle in an investment scam

In-negative / Desperation
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In-negative / Confusion url

Being given a bag of rocks for a present

  1. I don’t know what to do with it.
  2. What am I going to do with all this stuff?
  3. What does this mean?
  4. What do you mean by this?
  5. I’m almost afraid to ask.
  6. Do you mind telling me what this is about?
  7. Does it make any sense?
  8. I’m speechless.
  9. I wonder what that means.
  10. It doesn’t make any sense at all.
  11. I don't get it.

Being given a bag of rocks for a present

In-negative / Confusion
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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-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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When a friend says he’s going to climb Mt. Everest

  1. Fat chance!
  2. You’re putting me on.
  3. You can’t be serious.
  4. Are you kidding me?
  5. Now I’ve heard everything.
  6. Are you sure you know what you’re doing?
  7. It’s a nice idea, but are you sure you’re up to it.
  8. Are you sure you’ve got what it takes?

When a friend says he’s going to climb Mt. Everest

In-negative / Doubt
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Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

  1. I’ll believe it when I see it.
  2. Are you really sure?
  3. Personally, I don’t think you stand a chance.
  4. The odds are stacked against you.
  5. I don’t think anything will ever come of it.
  6. Are your out of your mind?
  7. Are you serious?
  8. Are you crazy?
  9. You must be drunk.
  10. Are you kidding?

Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

In-negative / Doubt
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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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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 / 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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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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Lost in a forest

  1. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.
  2. Do you think that we’re getting anywhere?
  3. What am I supposed to do?
  4. I can’t figure out what’s going on, and I feel like I’m shooting in the dark.
  5. How am I going to pull this off?
  6. I’m on a wild goose chase.
  7. What are we going to do now?
  8. So now what do I do?
  9. What’s going on?
  10. I don’t know what I’m going to do.

Lost in a forest

In-negative / Confusion