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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.

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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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We agree

  1. Let’s shake on it.
  2. It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.
  3. The price is right.
  4. Without further ado, I’m going to accept your generous offer.
  5. This is a win-win deal for both us.
  6. That’s an offer I can’t refuse.

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Others - Protect yourself-1

  1. You’ve got to watch him like a hawk.
  2. You’ve over estimated him.
  3. Appearances can be deceiving.
  4. Beauty is only skin deep.
  5. Don’t let him out of your sight.
  6. She’s as slippery as an eel.
  7. If you want my advice, I’d say just drop him like a hot potato.
  8. He’ll take you to the cleaners.
  9. Let him make the first move.
  10. She’s got you in the palm of her hand.
  11. He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.
  12. He’s out to lunch.
  13. Sometimes he acts like a bull in a china shop.

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Caution-1

  1. Look before you leap.
  2. You’ve got to take it with a grain of salt.
  3. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
  4. Don’t quit your day job.
  5. I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole.
  6. It’s going to be harder and take longer than you anticipate.
  7. That's better left unsaid.
  8. There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
  9. Take a closer look.
  10. I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
  11. Don’t take chances.
  12. You’re going to be sorry.
  13. Curiosity killed the cat.
  14. You should know better than that.
  15. He’s all bark and no bite.
  16. Better to be safe than sorry.
  17. Even though he’s well intentioned, he ends up doing a lot of damage anyway.
  18. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
  19. Let's keep on the safe side.
  20. That is vastly overrated.

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Realistic-2

  1. The main question is, do you think you deserve better, and are you willing to make the effort to make the changes to make that happen?
  2. You get out of life only what you put into it.
  3. I didn’t mean to burst your bubble.
  4. You should know better that that.
  5. I think you’re just beating your head against a wall.
  6. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
  7. You will reap what you sow.
  8. Beggars can't be choosers.
  9. You’ve got a long way to go.
  10. Let that be a lesson to you.
  11. Don’t buck the system.
  12. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
  13. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
  14. It doesn’t have to be that way.
  15. No, no, no, you’ve got it all wrong.

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Try to see my viewpoint-2

  1. That’s fairly obvious.
  2. I didn’t expect what happened any more than you.
  3. It’s about time that you came around to seeing things from my point of view.
  4. You know that as well as I do.
  5. Take my word for it.
  6. Give me the benefit of the doubt.
  7. I’ve told you the same thing time and time again.
  8. Try to be open minded.
  9. Correct me if I’m wrong.
  10. You know what I mean?
  11. Now let’s just assume this for the sake of argument.
  12. Let the facts speak for themselves.
  13. That's as clear as day.

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Let’s make peace-2

  1. Let’s be reasonable.
  2. Don’t rule it out.
  3. Let’s not get started on the wrong foot.
  4. Is that OK with you?
  5. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
  6. Let’s be open with each other.
  7. There’s no hard feelings between us, OK?
  8. I’ll make it up to you.
  9. See, that wasn’t such a bad idea after all.
  10. I’ve had a change of heart.

Let’s make peace-2

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Action-2

  1. Make each moment count.
  2. A watched pot never boils.
  3. Put the squeeze on him.
  4. Just make an appearance.
  5. Look straight ahead, don’t look back.
  6. You only live once.
  7. Take the money and run.
  8. When you get a chance, take another stab at it, maybe it will be more successful than when you tried the last time.
  9. Get in on the action.
  10. Please make up your mind already.
  11. It’s your best bet.
  12. The solution is being served to you on a silver platter.
  13. A word to the wise is sufficient.
  14. You’ve got to rise to the occasion.

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Restraint-2

  1. Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
  2. Don’t make matters worse.
  3. Keep it under your hat.
  4. Get a hold of yourself.
  5. Just try not to go overboard doing it, both in terms of time and money.
  6. Get control of yourself.
  7. Button your lip.
  8. Try and get a hold of yourself.
  9. I know that may feel good to speak your mind and get things off your chest, but sometimes it’s better just to bite your tongue.

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Let’s work things out-2

  1. May I offer a suggestion?
  2. One hand washes the other.
  3. That’s why we’re here.
  4. What do we have to lose?
  5. One for all and all for one.
  6. I’m saying this for your ears and your ears only, and I hope it doesn’t go beyond the two of us: mum’s the word.
  7. No strings attached.
  8. It’s a two way street.
  9. That’s no big deal.
  10. You know very well that I take this very seriously and that I can be trusted to keep under wraps what you just told me in confidence.
  11. It will all sink in eventually, when this is all behind us.
  12. We can work it out.

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General-3

  1. It’s as pure as the driven snow.
  2. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
  3. Some things never change.
  4. What you see is what you get.
  5. It takes one to know one.
  6. That’s par for the course.
  7. You see one, you’ve seen them all.
  8. What goes around, comes around.
  9. They’re a dime a dozen.

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