Scenes of In-neutral
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Not getting into the college that’s the first choice
- Now that shouldn’t come as a surprise.
- I think I’m just have to start getting used to it.
- That’s all there is to it.
- Let’s make the most of it.
- It’s just as well.
- You’ve got to take the good with the bad.
Not getting into the college that’s the first choice
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Planting a tree
- It’s just a question of time.
- We’ll see results in no time at all.
- All good things take time.
- It’ll come in time.
- It will do for a start.
- That’s all that’s necessary.
- I’ll do my part and let nature take its course.
- Before you know it.
Planting a tree
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Taking bad tasting medicine
- It all goes into the same stomach.
- Life’s not a bowl of cherries.
- Is that so terrible?
- It could be worse.
- It’s not all that bad.
- You have to take the good with the bad.
Taking bad tasting medicine
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Losing a bet at the casino
- Them’s the breaks.
- I’ll make the best of it.
- Eventually I’m going to have to face the music.
- I’ve learned my lesson.
- That just goes to show you.
- I should have seen that coming a mile away.
Losing a bet at the casino
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Salesman losing a sale
- It’s back to square one.
- Let the chips fall where they may.
- So much for that.
- It will all come out in the wash.
- What can I tell you?
- It happens to the best of us.
- It’s all in a day’s work.
- Well, that’s the way it goes.
Salesman losing a sale
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Not catching a fish
- Kiss this one goodbye.
- It’s not like I have much of a choice.
- I’ll be darned if I can help it.
- That’s the way it is.
- It’s not that bad.
- There’s not much I can do about it now.
- I’m going to let bygones be bygones.
Not catching a fish
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Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave
- I’m being very careful every step along the way.
- I think that I might be flirting with danger.
- Just hope and pray that everything’s going to work out fine.
- That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
- Don’t you think that rushing it a bit?
- Frankly, I don’t think that this task has much of a chance of success.
- This is certainly not going to be easy.
- The whole situation stinks to high heaven.
- I know that here’s a lot at stake, but is it worth the risk?
- I suppose that I shouldn’t get my hopes up.
- I think our imaginations are running away with us, and that we shouldn't overdo it.
- After reviewing the situation, I’m getting cold feet.
- I have a feeling that this is the type of thing that they were always warning me about.
- I predict that nothing good is going to come from this.
- I just can’t take the chance.
- I don't want to throw caution to the wind.
Someone suggests that you join them to search for something valuable that was lost in a cave
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Starting the marathon race
- I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.
- You know anything’s possible.
- Times they are a changing.
- I’ll just deal with it the best I can.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Starting the marathon race
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A friend giving you investment advice
- It’s a tough world out there.
- It might be worth investigating.
- I don’t think I should press my luck.
- I’m going to have to play it by ear.
- There’s something fishy going on here.
- I can just put two and two together.
- I feel I should just leave it well enough alone.
- A little birdie is whispering to me to look before I leap.
- I could be leaving myself wide open.
- I find it all hard to believe.
- It seems too good to be true.
- I shouldn’t put all my eggs in one basket.
- Tell me, why is it worth the risk?
- There might be a fly in the ointment.
- If you're wrong, it could all blow sky high, and I'd be the one holding the bag.
- That’s all pie in the sky.
A friend giving you investment advice
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Choosing an item from the menu
- It’s six of one or half a dozen of the other.
- I guess I just can’t have it both ways.
- At one point I have to bite the bullet.
- At one point you just have to fish or cut bait.
Choosing an item from the menu
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Raining on the day of the picnic
- Life has its ups and downs.
- It was a chance we had to take.
- It’s just one of those things.
- Life is full of surprises.
- Whatever happens it will be for the best.
- What does that matter?
- There’s not much we can do about it.
- Perhaps it’s really a blessing in disguise.
Raining on the day of the picnic
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Finding that the pet parakeet passed away
- Here today, gone tomorrow.
- It’s a fact of life.
- These things don’t last forever.
- There’s nothing that I can do about it.
- It’s all for the best.
- You know how it is.
- Some good came of it.
- There’s a proper time for everything.
- It’s only natural.
- Nature takes its course.
Finding that the pet parakeet passed away