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Scenes of In-neutral

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Losing an election

  1. I guess I had it coming to me.
  2. It’s just wasn’t in the cards.
  3. You win some, you loose some.
  4. I guess I’ll just have to learn to live with it.
  5. I think I got the picture.
  6. That’s about the size of it.
  7. He was bound and determined to do it.
  8. He won, hands down.
  9. He’s a better man than I am.
  10. It’s was a forgone conclusion.
  11. The show’s over.
  12. That’s just the way it is.
  13. It was a missed opportunity.
  14. I had a feeling that would happen.

Losing an election

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Telling someone a secret

  1. The less said about it the better.
  2. Don’t breathe a word of it.
  3. I was sworn to secrecy.
  4. Mum’s the word.
  5. This could be something that I might come to regret.
  6. This might be against my better judgement.
  7. I have to ask myself, why am I doing this?

Telling someone a secret

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Salesman losing a sale

  1. It’s back to square one.
  2. Let the chips fall where they may.
  3. So much for that.
  4. It will all come out in the wash.
  5. What can I tell you?
  6. It happens to the best of us.
  7. It’s all in a day’s work.
  8. Well, that’s the way it goes.

Salesman losing a sale

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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

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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

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Remembering being lost in the woods

  1. The memory makes my skin crawl.
  2. That was a hair raising experience.
  3. For a while it was touch and go.
  4. It all came down to the wire.
  5. I was in trouble up to my ears.
  6. It was the moment of truth.
  7. It kind of snuck up on me.
  8. Just the memory sends a chill up and down my spine.
  9. There’s a big difference between what I expected and what actually happened.
  10. There was no easy way out.
  11. It seemed like an eternity.
  12. I wasn't counting on it happening the way it did.
  13. The way it turned out was totally unexpected.

Remembering being lost in the woods

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Going to sleep after a long day

  1. I’m pooped and totally worn out, and I’m going to hit the sack.
  2. I’m no worse off for wear and tear.
  3. Time just flies when you’re having fun.
  4. There’s only so many hours in the day.
  5. Tomorrow’s another day.
  6. It’s as good a time as any.
  7. At one point you just have to call it day.
  8. I’m bushed, I think I’m going to hit the sack.

Going to sleep after a long day

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Finding that the pet parakeet passed away

  1. Here today, gone tomorrow.
  2. It’s a fact of life.
  3. These things don’t last forever.
  4. There’s nothing that I can do about it.
  5. It’s all for the best.
  6. You know how it is.
  7. Some good came of it.
  8. There’s a proper time for everything.
  9. It’s only natural.
  10. Nature takes its course.

Finding that the pet parakeet passed away

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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

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Starting the marathon race

  1. I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.
  2. You know anything’s possible.
  3. Times they are a changing.
  4. I’ll just deal with it the best I can.
  5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Starting the marathon race

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Getting a doctor’s appointment in 3 months

  1. Its better late than never.
  2. All in good time.
  3. Does it really make such a difference?
  4. It really doesn’t matter.
  5. It’ll happen before we know it.
  6. All things happen to those who wait.

Getting a doctor’s appointment in 3 months

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A friend giving you investment advice

  1. It’s a tough world out there.
  2. It might be worth investigating.
  3. I don’t think I should press my luck.
  4. I’m going to have to play it by ear.
  5. There’s something fishy going on here.
  6. I can just put two and two together.
  7. I feel I should just leave it well enough alone.
  8. A little birdie is whispering to me to look before I leap.
  9. I could be leaving myself wide open.
  10. I find it all hard to believe.
  11. It seems too good to be true.
  12. I shouldn’t put all my eggs in one basket.
  13. Tell me, why is it worth the risk?
  14. There might be a fly in the ointment.
  15. If you're wrong, it could all blow sky high, and I'd be the one holding the bag.
  16. That’s all pie in the sky.

A friend giving you investment advice