Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-positive / Agreement url

If I get another junk phone call, I think I’ll scream

  1. I think that would be a totally appropriate and natural response.
  2. That’s totally understandable.
  3. I don’t blame you.
  4. I know the feeling.
  5. I feel exactly the same way.
  6. Same here.
  7. I fully understand that.

If I get another junk phone call, I think I’ll scream

Out-positive / Agreement
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Breaking up with someone

  1. It’s gone with the wind.
  2. It doesn’t matter.
  3. That’s the way it is.
  4. It makes good sense.
  5. Different strokes for different folks.
  6. I’ll just have to learn to live with it.
  7. It was nice while it lasted.
  8. It’s over once and for all.
  9. It’s over and done with.
  10. It’s all the same to me.
  11. It’s a little depressing, but what can I do?
  12. You take the good with the bad.
  13. To each his own.
  14. Her heart is in the right place.
  15. That’s what makes the world go round.
  16. It takes all kinds.
  17. I guess I got more out of it than I thought I had.
  18. All good things much come to an end.
  19. So much for that.
  20. I'm haunted by the fact that perhaps it didn't have to be this way, but it doesn't look like there's not much I can do about it at this point.
  21. It's a fait accompli.

Breaking up with someone

In-neutral / Acceptance
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In-negative / Desperation url

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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Out-neutral / Advice url

Action-2

  1. Make each moment count.
  2. A watched pot never boils.
  3. Put the squeeze on him.
  4. Just make an appearance.
  5. Look straight ahead, don’t look back.
  6. You only live once.
  7. Take the money and run.
  8. When you get a chance, take another stab at it, maybe it will be more successful than when you tried the last time.
  9. Get in on the action.
  10. Please make up your mind already.
  11. It’s your best bet.
  12. The solution is being served to you on a silver platter.
  13. A word to the wise is sufficient.
  14. You’ve got to rise to the occasion.

Action-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Prepare

  1. You’ve got to plan for emergencies.
  2. Once the cat is out of the bag, anything can happen.
  3. You have to get ready for the possibility that afterwards your feelings may change.
  4. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  5. Expect the unexpected.
  6. Be prepared for the worst.
  7. Did you take that into account?

Prepare

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-3

  1. That’s the first sensible thing you’ve said all day.
  2. Tell me something I don’t already know.
  3. I know where you’re at.
  4. Don’t keep me in the dark.
  5. What do you mean by that?
  6. Why do you say that?
  7. Tell me in layman’s terms.
  8. How can you say that?
  9. What do you think about it?
  10. What makes you say that?
  11. There’s nothing good you can say about it?
  12. What does that have to do with it?
  13. Is that what you’re driving at?
  14. I don’t know if I’ve answered your question or not.
  15. I’m bending over backwards to see things your way.

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-3

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

You are lying-2

  1. I find that hard to believe.
  2. You mean to tell me…?
  3. There’s something fishy going on here.
  4. That’s phony baloney.
  5. You can’t pull the wool over my eyes.
  6. Come on, spill the beans and tell me the truth.
  7. You’ve been caught in your own web of lies.
  8. I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you.
  9. Now what are you trying to pull?
  10. Don’t think you can get away with by just sweeping it under the carpet.
  11. Don’t try to fool me.
  12. Who are you trying to kid?
  13. That’s ridiculous.
  14. You are lying through your teeth.

You are lying-2

Out-negative / Annoyed
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

  1. I’ve given it some thought, and I’ll share with you my honest conclusions.
  2. I’m all ears.
  3. Tell it to me straight.
  4. I got it, loud and clear.
  5. I’ll see what I can do.
  6. I have to think it over.
  7. I see where you’re headed.
  8. I wasn’t looking at it that way.
  9. That remains to be seen.
  10. Let’s not skirt around the issue.
  11. It’s food for thought.
  12. I gathered that.
  13. I'm just trying to let you know my way of looking at it.
  14. What did you have in mind?
  15. I’m giving you my full attention.
  16. Will you swear to it?

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend wins the race for mayor

  1. Now that takes the cake!
  2. Well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.
  3. In all my years of experience I’ve never seen anything like it.
  4. Wasn’t that a real kick in the pants?
  5. Oh, my goodness.
  6. It left me speechless.
  7. Isn’t that a kick in the pants?
  8. How do you like them apples?

A friend wins the race for mayor

In-positive / Surprise
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Asking someone for a date, and being told no

  1. I’m hearing the message loud and clear.
  2. All’s fair in love and war.
  3. Time heals all wounds.
  4. I could have guessed as much.
  5. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.
  6. It doesn’t matter to me in the least.
  7. I get the drift.
  8. That’s just the way people are.
  9. I don’t really mind.
  10. Love makes the world go around.
  11. Your wish is my command.
  12. You can’t say I didn’t try.

Asking someone for a date, and being told no

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Caution-1

  1. Look before you leap.
  2. You’ve got to take it with a grain of salt.
  3. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
  4. Don’t quit your day job.
  5. I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole.
  6. It’s going to be harder and take longer than you anticipate.
  7. That's better left unsaid.
  8. There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
  9. Take a closer look.
  10. I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
  11. Don’t take chances.
  12. You’re going to be sorry.
  13. Curiosity killed the cat.
  14. You should know better than that.
  15. He’s all bark and no bite.
  16. Better to be safe than sorry.
  17. Even though he’s well intentioned, he ends up doing a lot of damage anyway.
  18. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  19. Let's keep on the safe side.
  20. That is vastly overrated.

Caution-1

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Confidence url

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

  1. You bet your bottom dollar.
  2. I’m going to hit it out of the ballpark.
  3. I know what’s at stake.
  4. You can count on it.
  5. The sky’s the limit.
  6. There’s plenty more where that came from.
  7. It’s working like a charm.
  8. There’s no question about it.
  9. It’s going to knock your socks off.
  10. Take it from me.
  11. With any luck at all we’ll be able to get to the next level.
  12. I’m going to knock it out of the park.
  13. When you look at my plan you'll see that it all adds up.
  14. I knew it right off the bat.
  15. I’m firing on all cylinders.
  16. Things are really starting to click.

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

In-positive / Confidence