Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a High School student who won the science fair

  1. You’re a real expert.
  2. That needed out of the box thinking, and you rose to the occasion.
  3. You should be proud of the fact that you did it all by yourself, with almost no help from anyone else.
  4. You just scratched the surface of what you can accomplish.
  5. I guess you’re curious about what makes things tick.
  6. It’s right up your alley.

To a High School student who won the science fair

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Losing a bet at the casino

  1. Them’s the breaks.
  2. I’ll make the best of it.
  3. Eventually I’m going to have to face the music.
  4. I’ve learned my lesson.
  5. That just goes to show you.
  6. I should have seen that coming a mile away.

Losing a bet at the casino

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-negative / Anger url

Stop what you are doing-1

  1. Now cut that out.
  2. Will you cut the crap?
  3. I’m not going to permit that type of activity happening in my house.
  4. Cut it out, stop that right now.
  5. Hold it right there.
  6. I’m telling you once and for all.
  7. See that it doesn’t happen again.
  8. Watch your step.
  9. If you want to know how I will react if you do that, just try me.
  10. Drop the subject.
  11. If you think I’m going to sit back and let you say things like that to me, you have another guess coming.
  12. That will be enough of that.
  13. Don’t you dare!
  14. Just leave it alone.
  15. Woah, hold your horses!
  16. You must be out of your cotton-picking mind!

Stop what you are doing-1

Out-negative / Anger
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

After an operation

  1. It’s just going to take time.
  2. I’m feeling as well as can be expected given the circumstances.
  3. I think for a while I’ll just have to get used to living with it hanging over my head.
  4. I’ll take each day as it comes.
  5. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
  6. It is what it is.
  7. I can’t complain.
  8. Every cloud has a silver lining.
  9. It takes some getting used to.
  10. At first after the operation, I felt achy all over, but I recovered bit by bit, day by day, slowly but surely.
  11. It could have been a whole lot worse.
  12. Life has its challenges.

After an operation

In-neutral / Acceptance
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In-positive / Realizing url

The day after a stock market crash

  1. I may not understand all the details, but I get the general idea and see the big picture.
  2. I could see it coming a mile away.
  3. It stands to reason.
  4. By process of elimination it’s the only answer that makes sense.
  5. So there you have it.
  6. I had a hunch we were getting very close to the end.
  7. We’ve been all through this before, and it’s deja-vu all over again.
  8. By the time it dawned on us, it was too late.
  9. It looks like we’re going to have to start from scratch.
  10. These things just sneak up on you.
  11. I see this as a wakeup call.
  12. This really taught me a lesson that I won’t quickly forget.
  13. I'm going to have to re-examine and think through all of my assumptions.
  14. It's very sobering.
  15. It happened when I least suspected it.
  16. I wonder why I didn't see that coming.
  17. I turned a blind eye to all the warning signals.

The day after a stock market crash

In-positive / Realizing
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Strategize-1

  1. What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
  2. Save the best for last.
  3. What you don’t know can hurt you.
  4. As long as you’re going to take the time to do it, you might as well do it right.
  5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
  6. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
  7. The ends don't justify the means.
  8. Put it to work for you.
  9. It’s important to just go through proper channels.
  10. The first step is to take a firm grasp on the situation.
  11. An elephant never forgets.
  12. It takes money to make money.
  13. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
  14. All is fair in love and war.
  15. The best way to approach this problem is to use the technique of divide and conquer.
  16. If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
  17. You can’t focus on everything at once.

Strategize-1

Out-neutral / Advice
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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.

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-positive / Agreement url

Do you think we’d be healthier if we used the staircase instead of the elevator?

  1. You couldn’t be more right.
  2. Of course!
  3. I bet you’re right.
  4. It’s worth a try.
  5. I’m all in.
  6. I’ll go along with that.
  7. Now that's a great idea!
  8. That stands to reason.
  9. That makes so much more sense.
  10. You have a good point.

Do you think we’d be healthier if we used the staircase instead of the elevator?

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Action-3

  1. You best be on your way.
  2. Play it till the hilt.
  3. Your choice is clear.
  4. You can sink or swim.
  5. Don’t hold yourself back.
  6. You’ve got nothing to lose.
  7. Why don’t you give it a try?
  8. The early bird catches the worm.
  9. Try and patch things up.
  10. Set your sights high.
  11. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

Action-3

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-negative / Explaining url

Trying to fix work-mate’s computer

  1. I found the problem, but I just need time to fix it.
  2. I’m a little rusty.
  3. I’m working on it.
  4. I've hit a brick wall.
  5. I tried my best, but I guess that just wasn’t good enough.
  6. It doesn’t look like I’m making much headway.
  7. Oh well, it was worth a try.
  8. It may look simple, but it's really complicated.
  9. You can’t blame a fellow for trying.
  10. I’m sorry that it just didn’t work out.
  11. Back to the drawing board.
  12. I got more than I bargained for.
  13. That’s easier said than done.
  14. It was a shot in the dark.
  15. That’s what I could do.
  16. I’m sure you were expecting more from me.
  17. I’m trying my best.
  18. That’s the only thing I can think of.

Trying to fix work-mate’s computer

In-negative / Explaining
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In-positive / Confidence url

Using a new recipe for a meal

  1. I heard it directly from the horse’s mouth.
  2. Trust me I know what I’m doing.
  3. It’s as easy as 1-2-3.
  4. Maybe that’s all I have to do to make it work.
  5. That’s the way I like it.
  6. It’s as easy as pie.
  7. I’ve done it before, I’m totally capable of doing it again.
  8. I can handle it myself.
  9. It’s as easy as that.
  10. It’s a piece of cake!
  11. I can do it with one hand tied behind my back.
  12. The proof is in the pudding.

Using a new recipe for a meal

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Having fun-2

  1. All for one and one for all.
  2. It’s just a hop, skip and a jump away.
  3. It will be an experience of a lifetime for both of us.
  4. Let me propose a toast.
  5. You don’t have to pay for it, today it’s on me.
  6. Let’s grab a bite.
  7. I’ve got all the time in the world.
  8. Let’s drink to it.
  9. It's so good to have you here.

Having fun-2

Out-positive / Friendship