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You’re not negotiating well-3

  1. That’s a low blow.
  2. I have to watch you like a hawk.
  3. I feel like I’m being rail-roaded into it.
  4. Who are you trying to kid?
  5. I don’t trust you any more than I can throw you.
  6. Now you’re showing your true colors.
  7. Don’t point the finger at me.
  8. I’ll give you one more chance.
  9. Why open up old wounds?
  10. I know how you operate.
  11. Where do you come from saying something like that to me?
  12. Wait just one cotton pickin’ minute.
  13. That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.
  14. I suspect that you might have an ace up your sleeve.

You’re not negotiating well-3

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When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

  1. Leave it alone.
  2. Don’t make an issue of it.
  3. You don’t have to answer every dog that barks.
  4. If you don’t let it drop, it’s going to escalate.
  5. Just because someone throws down the gauntlet, doesn’t mean you have to pick it up.
  6. Leave it well enough alone.
  7. Just ignore it.
  8. Don’t pay it any mind.
  9. Let it be.
  10. I can assure you, nothing good is going to come from this.
  11. Two wrongs don't make a right.
  12. Just walk away, and pretend that it never happened.
  13. You should know better than that.
  14. Sometimes it's better to say nothing at all in response.
  15. If you don't respond, it will all just blow over as if nothing happened.
  16. One word can lead to another, until it's a fire that's hard to put out.
  17. Don't make an issue out of it.
  18. I've seen it happen countless number of times before, and it always has the same bad, stupid ending.
  19. The sad thing about it, is that it's so preventable.
  20. Take a deep breath, don't respond, and walk away.
  21. Discretion is the better part of valor.
  22. These things lead to no good.
  23. Don’t get sucked into the game their playing.
  24. Nothing good is going to come from this.
  25. It always has the same bad ending, so nip it in the bud.
  26. A wise person thinks twice, before saying nothing.

When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

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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

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Let’s work things out-1

  1. Meet me half way.
  2. Be a good sport.
  3. I don’t want to cause friction between us.
  4. No hard feelings, OK?
  5. Don’t take it personally.
  6. Let’s get that out of the way.
  7. That shouldn’t be a problem.
  8. If that’s what you want.
  9. If you say so.
  10. I think that might be in order.
  11. Let’s call it a truce.
  12. Let’s agree to disagree.

Let’s work things out-1

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Priorities

  1. First things first.
  2. Don’t put the cart before the horse.
  3. Just stick to business.
  4. Don’t waste your time.
  5. I think you’re cutting off your nose to spite your face.
  6. Put your best foot forward.
  7. Don’t let yourself get sidetracked.

Priorities

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Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-3

  1. Don’t go back on your word.
  2. Let’s get back to basics.
  3. Give me a fair shake.
  4. I think you’re just trying to soften me up.
  5. Don’t jump to conclusions.
  6. Don’t put me on the spot.
  7. Be up front with me, and don’t go behind my back.
  8. I wouldn’t be too sure of yourself if I were you.
  9. You’d better be on the level.
  10. Don’t whittle away at me.
  11. It seems like everything I say falls on deaf ears.
  12. I’m a man of principle, and I’m not going to compromise my principles or standards to stoop and do something like that.
  13. I’m not made of money.

Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-3

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Trust yourself

  1. You know what’s best.
  2. You ought to know.
  3. Let your conscience be your guide.
  4. But if it feels good do it.
  5. Go with your gut.
  6. Ask yourself how you really feel about it, and base your decision on that.

Trust yourself

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You are wrong

  1. That’s where you’re wrong.
  2. I should think not.
  3. That’s out of the question.
  4. That’s not so.
  5. If you think I’m going to go along with you on that, you have another guess coming.
  6. You had your chance.
  7. You just wait and see.
  8. I wouldn’t be so sure of that.
  9. That doesn’t even come close.
  10. You’re sadly mistaken.
  11. You couldn’t fool me for a minute.
  12. You are way off base.
  13. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  14. That option is just not in the realm of possibility.
  15. That choice is just out of the question.

You are wrong

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Be Resourceful

  1. Try to find a clever solution that would be like killing two birds with one stone.
  2. Here's an idea that you might find useful.
  3. Fight fire with fire.
  4. You should have thought of that before, but now you'll have to make up for lost time.
  5. Hold onto it, because you never know when it will come in handy.
  6. Drink some coffee, or take a quick nap, and that might perk you up.
  7. If you put your thinking cap on, maybe you’ll come up with a creative solution.
  8. Rise to the occasion.
  9. Put your thinking cap on.
  10. Try to come up with an 'out-of-the-box' solution.
  11. I came up with idea from out of the blue.
  12. I think that a solution to this problem might require a paradigm shift, a whole new way of looking at the situation.
  13. Ahah!

Be Resourceful

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Can you see my viewpoint?

  1. Do you have any idea what I’m talking about?
  2. Do you read me?
  3. Am I getting through to you?
  4. Do I make myself clear?
  5. Are we on the same page?
  6. Do you get the picture?
  7. Do you know what I mean?
  8. Do you see what I mean?
  9. How does that grab you?
  10. Will you consider it?
  11. Do you understand?
  12. How can I make you understand?
  13. You can understand, can’t you?
  14. Catch my drift?
  15. Will that present a problem?
  16. Does that ring a bell?
  17. Will you think about what I said?
  18. First off, let’s make sure that we’re on the same page.
  19. I’m just letting you know that this is how I see the situation.
  20. I'm just trying to be helpful.

Can you see my viewpoint?

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About Others – Negative-2

  1. She’s as skinny as a rail.
  2. She’s as cold as a fish.
  3. He’s loosing his nerve.
  4. She’s gone overboard, and I don’t see that there’s any restraint in what she’s doing.
  5. He’s torn apart inside.
  6. She’s crying her eyes out.
  7. She wouldn’t lift a finger.
  8. I don’t think he’ll be very pleased.
  9. I feel bad for him.
  10. He’s really off the wall.
  11. He’s having trouble making ends meet.
  12. His stomach’s a bottomless pit.
  13. He thinks that everything is coming to him.

About Others – Negative-2

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I find your viewpoint hard to understand-1

  1. That’s wishful thinking.
  2. That’s neither here nor there.
  3. That leads us right back to where we started.
  4. Is that too much to ask?
  5. That’s beside the point.
  6. Now that’s a horse of a different color.
  7. You’re missing the point.
  8. You’ve missed the whole point.
  9. That’s not the same thing at all.
  10. It happens to be true whether you choose to believe or not.
  11. Put it whatever way you want.
  12. I wasn’t born yesterday.

I find your viewpoint hard to understand-1