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In-positive / Determination url

Student work on a term-paper

  1. This deserves my total focus and undivided attention.
  2. I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it and feel more familiar with the whole topic.
  3. I’ll get it done in no time at all.
  4. I’m going to hit the ground running.
  5. The task I faced was difficult, but I rose to the challenge.
  6. We’re wrapping it up.
  7. There’s no time like the present.
  8. Stay the course.
  9. I really have my work cut out for me.

Student work on a term-paper

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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

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In-positive / Surprise url

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

  1. It happens only once in a blue moon.
  2. If that don’t beat all.
  3. There are no words to describe it.
  4. Will wonders never cease?
  5. Lo and behold.
  6. My goodness.
  7. It’s a whole new ballgame.
  8. Heavens to Betsy.
  9. Can you imagine that?
  10. Do you dig it?

Your favorite team wins 10 games in a row

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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

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In-positive / Determination url

General during battle

  1. We’ll see what we can do to rectify the situation.
  2. Never, never, never give up.
  3. I’m a stubborn man.
  4. You’ve got to be tough as leather.
  5. Don’t give up the ship.
  6. That’s an order.
  7. Might makes right.
  8. I have no choice but to take matters in my own hands.
  9. If the enemy breaches our last line of defense, will we have to defend our position with all we've got.
  10. I’ve just begun to fight.
  11. I’ll take my chances.
  12. I’ll guard it with my life.
  13. I’m determined to go through with the plan.
  14. This is the moment of truth that will test our mettle, to see what stuff we are really made of.
  15. It’s now or never.
  16. It’s above and beyond the call of duty.
  17. We shall overcome.
  18. We’ve crossed the point of no return.

General during battle

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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

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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

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Seeing a magic trick

  1. That’s amazing.
  2. I can’t believe my eyes.
  3. Now you see it, now you don’t.
  4. It’s unbelievable.
  5. It’s absolutely extraordinary.
  6. I’ve never been so surprised in all my life.
  7. I’ve never seen anything like it.
  8. That’s the strangest think I’ve ever seen.
  9. I’m dumbfounded.
  10. If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I never would have believed it.
  11. Did you see what I saw?
  12. Look at that!
  13. Now you see them, now you don’t.

Seeing a magic trick

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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

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In-positive / Determination url

Musician practicing

  1. I have my work cut out for me.
  2. When I put my mind to it I can do anything!
  3. It’s a tough road ahead, but mark my word, I'm going to make it.
  4. I’m determined to show the true grit that is part of my DNA.
  5. Let’s rise to the occasion.
  6. I am coming up to speed, slowly but surely.

Musician practicing

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In-positive / Determination url

Marathon runner

  1. This is excruciatingly hard, but I’m committed to finishing it until the bitter end.
  2. I do what I have to do.
  3. I was bound and determined to do it.
  4. I’ll never be more ready than I am now.
  5. I’m going for broke.
  6. No rest for the weary.
  7. I’m ready to tough it out.

Marathon runner

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Lawyer with new client

  1. I do everything by the book.
  2. The odds are in our favor.
  3. You let me be the judge of that.
  4. It’s coming along nicely.
  5. I have everything and under control, and you don’t have to worry about a thing.
  6. Your secret is safe with me.
  7. You can rest assured that I’ve got a handle on the situation, and that everything is under control, and that there’s nothing to worry about.
  8. It’s an open and shut case.
  9. I will do what needs to be done.
  10. Leave everything to me.

Lawyer with new client