Total Phrases- 4535
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In-negative / Confusion url

Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

  1. I can’t explain it.
  2. I’m not so sure.
  3. I don’t know what to say about it.
  4. I’m not sure exactly.
  5. I haven’t the slightest idea.
  6. I can’t put my finger on it.
  7. I don’t have a clue.
  8. I don’t remember off the top of my head.
  9. Your guess is a good as mine.
  10. That’s the thing I don’t understand.
  11. How can I be sure?

Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

In-negative / Confusion
2 of 402

Out-positive / Agreement url

Can I have your second scoop of ice cream?

  1. The rest is more than enough for me.
  2. No problem.
  3. I don’t mind at all.
  4. That’s fine by me.
  5. It’s my pleasure.
  6. Be my guest.

Can I have your second scoop of ice cream?

Out-positive / Agreement
3 of 402

In-neutral / Acceptance url

Someone else gets the main role in the play

  1. Live and let live.
  2. That really doesn’t surprise me.
  3. It’s over and done with.
  4. Let the better man win.
  5. That’s all the more reason to leave things the way they are and not make waves.
  6. It’s just as well.

Someone else gets the main role in the play

In-neutral / Acceptance
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

My offer is good

  1. Don’t pass up an offer like this.
  2. You’ll never see an offer like this again.
  3. The offer still stands.
  4. It seems fair to me.
  5. That ought to add up nicely.
  6. I’m trying to accommodate you.
  7. There’s something in it for everyone.
  8. I’ll even go you one better.
  9. I’ll make it worth your while.
  10. That’s my final offer, take it or leave it.

My offer is good

Out-neutral / Negotiating
5 of 402

Out-neutral / Negotiating url

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

Out-neutral / Negotiating
6 of 402

Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who’s tied in a final set of a tennis match

  1. That’s the spirit.
  2. You’ve got it in the palm of your hand.
  3. You’ve got what it takes.
  4. You’ve got to come through, we’re all depending on you.
  5. We’re all rooting for you.
  6. Take the bull by the horns.
  7. You can do it.
  8. The ball is in your court.
  9. Give it your best shot.
  10. Give it the old college try.
  11. We’re all counting on you.
  12. It’s all up to you.
  13. Get a move on it, and strike the iron while it’s hot.
  14. It’s shaping up to be a moment of truth.
  15. This is your big chance, don’t blow it.

For a friend who’s tied in a final set of a tennis match

Out-positive / Encouragement
7 of 402

Out-neutral / Advice url

Honesty

  1. The ends don’t justify the means.
  2. Tell it like it is.
  3. Keep it clean.
  4. You should set a good example.
  5. Honesty is the best policy.
  6. You can’t go wrong by being straight.
  7. Be a straight-shooter.

Honesty

Out-neutral / Advice
8 of 402

Out-positive / Agreement url

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

  1. By all means.
  2. No problem.
  3. I don’t mind a bit.
  4. Okie dokie.
  5. I don’t have any objection.

Can I borrow a book, if I give it back within a week?

Out-positive / Agreement
9 of 402

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
10 of 402

Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who just published his first book

  1. That’s a positive start.
  2. What a great accomplishment!
  3. You’re on a roll.
  4. More power to you.
  5. Sock it to me.
  6. Your off and running.
  7. I’m glad that it worked out.
  8. You do what you do very well.
  9. You did much more than you realize.
  10. That’s a step in the right direction.
  11. You’re doing a great job.
  12. It turns out that you accomplished more than you even realized.

For a friend who just published his first book

Out-positive / Encouragement
11 of 402

Out-positive / Apology url

After stepping on someone’s foot by mistake

  1. Do you forgive me?
  2. I’ll take full responsibility for it.
  3. Whoops, that was a mistake.
  4. I didn’t mean to do that.
  5. It was completely unintentional.
  6. I hope you accept my apologies.
  7. I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.
  8. I hope I wasn’t too rough on you.
  9. I hope I didn’t do anything terribly wrong.

After stepping on someone’s foot by mistake

Out-positive / Apology
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Out-positive / Concern url

After a friend found out that a mistake he made led to internet identity theft

  1. I feel bad for you.
  2. You’ve been taken to the cleaners.
  3. You left yourself wide open.
  4. You’re as white as a sheet.
  5. Your temperature is quite high, and I can feel by your forehead that you’re burning up, so why don’t you just lie down and take it easy for a while until you feel better.
  6. You’re an old softy.
  7. Now you’ve really gotten yourself into a pickle.
  8. I don’t like the sound of this.
  9. You’re nothing but a push over.

After a friend found out that a mistake he made led to internet identity theft

Out-positive / Concern