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I find your viewpoint hard to understand-2

  1. The two things are as different as night and day.
  2. What are you getting at?
  3. You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill.
  4. I’ve heard that line before.
  5. Give me a straight answer.
  6. I think you’re being too narrow minded.
  7. Do you realize what you’re saying?
  8. I can’t figure you out.
  9. How do you explain that?
  10. Oh yes, didn’t you know that?
  11. Ah, come on now, you must be kidding.
  12. Now what do you mean by that?
  13. Why would I want to do something like that?
  14. I have bigger fish to fry.

I find your viewpoint hard to understand-2

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I don’t understand your point

  1. That doesn’t make any sense to me.
  2. That has nothing to do with it.
  3. I don’t know what you’re talking about.
  4. Where are you coming from?
  5. You’d have to be a fool to think that.
  6. Anyone with half a brain knows that.
  7. That’s a little hard to swallow.
  8. That's neither here nor there.
  9. You’re being simple minded.
  10. I’m not convinced.
  11. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
  12. That’s out of the question.
  13. We don't see eye to eye.
  14. Do expect me to take that seriously.

I don’t understand your point

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Examine-2

  1. Get both sides of the story.
  2. There’s more to it than that.
  3. There’s more to it that meets the eye.
  4. Take note of it.
  5. Get to the root of the problem.
  6. Keep your eyes peeled.
  7. You’ll see.
  8. A picture is worth a thousand words

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Hope

  1. Life is worth living.
  2. Every cloud has a silver lining.
  3. Tomorrow is another day.
  4. Better luck next time.
  5. Look on the bright side.
  6. Count your blessings.
  7. Appreciate it while it lasts.
  8. Little things mean a lot.
  9. Things often have a way of just working themselves out.

Hope

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I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

  1. I’ve given it some thought, and I’ll share with you my honest conclusions.
  2. I’m all ears.
  3. Tell it to me straight.
  4. I got it, loud and clear.
  5. I’ll see what I can do.
  6. I have to think it over.
  7. I see where you’re headed.
  8. I wasn’t looking at it that way.
  9. That remains to be seen.
  10. Let’s not skirt around the issue.
  11. It’s food for thought.
  12. I gathered that.
  13. I'm just trying to let you know my way of looking at it.
  14. What did you have in mind?
  15. I’m giving you my full attention.
  16. Will you swear to it?

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

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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.

Caution-1

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Perspective-2

  1. You got to remember that.
  2. Truth is stranger than fiction.
  3. Things are not always what they seem.
  4. The whole is sometimes bigger than the sum of its parts.
  5. Take stock of your future.
  6. Try to put yourself in his shoes.
  7. Don’t take things for granted.
  8. Saying and doing are entirely different things.
  9. Live each day as if it were the last.
  10. Today is all you have.
  11. You can’t generalize, every situation is different.

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Caution-3

  1. We’ve got to lay low for a while until the whole things blows over.
  2. Play your cards close to your vest.
  3. It’ll come back to haunt you.
  4. My advice is to keep your eye on it.
  5. You might regret it for the rest of your life.
  6. You’re fighting a loosing battle.
  7. Take everything they say with a grain of salt.
  8. Your life may depend on it.
  9. I have a feeling that you might be starting off on the wrong foot.
  10. Handle it with kid gloves.
  11. The bigger they are the harder they fall.
  12. You really have to watch out for things like that.
  13. Steer clear of it.
  14. You’re skating on thin ice.
  15. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you.
  16. The odds are against you.
  17. There are no guarantees.
  18. It will get you when you least expect it.
  19. He’s not playing with a full deck.
  20. That defeats the whole purpose.
  21. It's unpredictable, and it’s a close call, going down to the wire, and we might not have a clear indication of where it's heading until the last minute - and then it might be too late to change course to salvage the situation.

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We don’t agree

  1. Let’s call the whole thing off.
  2. We don’t see things eye to eye.
  3. Let’s just drop the whole thing.
  4. This is not going anywhere.
  5. It takes two to tangle.
  6. We don’t seem to be getting anywhere.
  7. My patience has worn thin.
  8. Just you wait and see.
  9. We’re just wasting our time.
  10. This is an exercise in futility.
  11. I’m not going to waste any more time talking to you about this.
  12. We come from two completely different worlds.
  13. I’ll pass on the offer, and take a rain check.
  14. I’m not sure if we’re seeing eye to eye about this.
  15. We’re talking at cross purposes.
  16. This is highway robbery!

We don’t agree

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Don’t worry

  1. Don’t be a worry-wart.
  2. Don’t worry about it.
  3. Put it out of your mind.
  4. Don’t sit around moping, and get on with your life.
  5. I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you.
  6. You should look at the bright side of things, and not always be filled with doom and gloom.
  7. His bark is worse than his bite.

Don’t worry

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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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