Total Phrases- 852

Scenes of In-positive

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In-positive / Realizing url

Finding out 'who did it' at the end of a mystery novel

  1. I could see it right from the beginning.
  2. I suspected as much.
  3. It finally dawned on me.
  4. That explains everything!
  5. That’s it, in a nutshell.
  6. It was the missing link.
  7. Just put two and two together, and it all makes sense.
  8. I saw it coming, because though it didn’t seem so at first, in retrospect it was a dead give away.
  9. It will do it to you every time.
  10. It was on the tip of my tongue all along.
  11. That never would have occurred to me.
  12. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me.

Finding out 'who did it' at the end of a mystery novel

In-positive / Realizing
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In-positive / Amazed url

General Amazement Situations

  1. I can’t believe how hot it is.
  2. Where is everybody?
  3. My goodness!
  4. Now that’s a good question.
  5. That must have cost you a pretty penny.
  6. He’s growing like a weed.
  7. The phone’s been ringing off the hook.
  8. Have I got a story to tell you!
  9. You don’t know the half of it.
  10. You’d never guess in a million years.
  11. It’s like he has eyes in the back of his head.
  12. Look at it come down, it’s raining cats and dogs.
  13. I can’t believe how cold it is.
  14. It boggles the mind just to imagine the possibilities.
  15. He’s the spitting image of him.
  16. What's your secret sauce?

General Amazement Situations

In-positive / Amazed
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In-positive / Surprise url

Reading the surprise ending of detective mystery

  1. You’ll never believe it.
  2. It was totally unexpected.
  3. I don’t believe it!
  4. I would have never guessed.
  5. It came out of the blue.
  6. Ahah!
  7. It took me by surprise.
  8. I didn’t see it coming.

Reading the surprise ending of detective mystery

In-positive / Surprise
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In-positive / Remembering url

Meeting a friend from childhood

  1. Those were the good old days.
  2. Just for old time’s sake.
  3. There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since we saw each other last.
  4. It’s been a long time.
  5. I feel just like I was a little kid again.
  6. We go back a long way.
  7. From time to time I remember the good old days, the way things used to be.
  8. Our friendship goes back for as long as I can remember.
  9. I remember you from way back when, and you haven’t changed a bit.

Meeting a friend from childhood

In-positive / Remembering
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In-positive / Confidence url

Looking for something

  1. Something will turn up.
  2. We’re on the right track.
  3. It was exactly where I thought it would be.
  4. Something’s going to turn up.
  5. If we’re patient and methodical, I’m sure this will have a happy ending.

Looking for something

In-positive / Confidence
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In-positive / Remembering url

Remembering an event from the past

  1. It’ll never be the same as it was back then.
  2. That’s history now.
  3. That was a night to remember.
  4. I guess you had to have been there.
  5. I’ve burnt a lot of bridges behind me.
  6. I miss those times long gone.
  7. The joy that I felt when I got married was off the charts.
  8. Then it happened, and the rest is history.

Remembering an event from the past

In-positive / Remembering
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In-positive / Surprise url

You win the lottery

  1. The experience was so strange that I felt I was entering into never-never land.
  2. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
  3. Oh my gosh!
  4. It happened just outta the blue.
  5. It really blew my mind.
  6. Can you believe it?
  7. Boy, I’m telling you.
  8. One thing happened after another, and suddenly I found myself in a position that was totally unexpected.

You win the lottery

In-positive / Surprise
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In-positive / Determination url

Manager with a new employee

  1. The early bird catches the worm.
  2. I won’t take no for an answer.
  3. Let’s skip the formalities, and cut to the chase.
  4. I'm going to get right down to brass tacks.
  5. Let’s get a move on it.
  6. A word to the wise is sufficient.
  7. It’s just not done that way around here.
  8. Do whatever it is you have to do.

Manager with a new employee

In-positive / Determination
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In-positive / Hope url

The score is tied towards the end of a baseball game

  1. I can hardly wait.
  2. We’ll see.
  3. That’s not such a long time to wait.
  4. It will be cause for a celebration.
  5. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.
  6. Victory and success feel so tantalizingly close, that I can almost taste it.
  7. Cross your fingers.
  8. I’m counting on it.
  9. Even if the news isn’t what we’re hoping for, better luck next time.
  10. I can’t stand the suspense, and the sooner we find out the better.
  11. It looks like we might have a winner very soon.

The score is tied towards the end of a baseball game

In-positive / Hope
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In-positive / Confidence url

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

  1. I’m going to make you proud.
  2. You only get out of life what you put into it.
  3. When I want something I go for it.
  4. When I put my mind to it I can do anything!
  5. I’m going to make big bucks.
  6. I’m proud of myself.
  7. I'm way ahead of the game.

Talking to parents after getting accepted in a top school

In-positive / Confidence
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In-positive / Confidence url

Predicting that the stock market with go up

  1. I’d put my money on it.
  2. I just know it.
  3. I’m as sure as I can be.
  4. It’s going to happen sooner than you think.
  5. As far as I’m concerned, it’s true beyond a shadow of a doubt.
  6. That’s the way I see it.
  7. You can be sure of it.
  8. You better believe it.
  9. You can be sure of that.
  10. You mark my words.
  11. There’s no doubt about it.
  12. I’d lay odds on it.
  13. You bet your life.
  14. Believe you me!
  15. I know what I’m talking about.
  16. You can bank on it.

Predicting that the stock market with go up

In-positive / Confidence
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In-positive / Confidence url

Starting a new job

  1. I’m going straight to the top.
  2. I have what it takes.
  3. I’ll get the hang of it.
  4. Things are going my way.
  5. I know where it’s at.
  6. I’m perfectly capable of doing it.
  7. I’m getting the hang of it.
  8. It’s going ahead as planned.
  9. You can rest assured that everything will be taken care of, and that everything will exceed your expectations.

Starting a new job

In-positive / Confidence