Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-negative / Anger url

I will stop you-1

  1. This means war.
  2. I have a bone to pick with you.
  3. I’ll get even with you, and even though you’re sitting pretty right now, I think in the long run you are going to regret what you did.
  4. Wait till I get my hands on you.
  5. I want to have it out with you.
  6. I’ll pay you back for this.
  7. Let’s settle this once and for all.
  8. Don’t mess with me.
  9. Don’t start up with me.
  10. If you think you’re going to get away with that, you’ve got another guess coming.
  11. Don’t you dare play your stupid, silly games with me.
  12. You’re not going to get away with it.

I will stop you-1

Out-negative / Anger
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Don’t let your attitude interfere

  1. Don’t be a stickler for details.
  2. Don’t get all huffy.
  3. Don’t make a federal case out of it.
  4. Please get to the point, and don’t beat around the bush.
  5. Don’t make such a big production of it.
  6. You can’t pass judgment.
  7. You are blowing things out of proportion.
  8. You’re as stubborn as a mule.

Don’t let your attitude interfere

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-2

  1. Don’t beat around the bush.
  2. You’re playing hard to get.
  3. I’m going to hold you to it.
  4. By the look in your eyes you look as if your mind is a thousand miles away.
  5. You’re putting words in my mouth.
  6. Don’t hold it over my head.
  7. You’re stretching it a bit.
  8. Is there something you’re not telling me?
  9. Face up to it.
  10. Would you slow down, I can’t get a word in edge wise.

Try to negotiate correctly & fairly-2

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-negative / Desperation url

Running away from the Cossacks

  1. I’m knee deep in alligators.
  2. I’ve got to get a handle on the situation before it’s too late.
  3. The people around me are dropping like flies.
  4. I’m going out of my mind.
  5. It’s a matter of life and death.
  6. I’m overcome with fear.
  7. I just can’t deal with it anymore.
  8. What going on here?
  9. I just can’t put up with it any longer.
  10. It’s every man for himself.
  11. What else have I got?

Running away from the Cossacks

In-negative / Desperation
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In-positive / Surprise url

You win the lottery

  1. The experience was so strange that I felt I was entering into never-never land.
  2. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
  3. Oh my gosh!
  4. It happened just outta the blue.
  5. It really blew my mind.
  6. Can you believe it?
  7. Boy, I’m telling you.
  8. One thing happened after another, and suddenly I found myself in a position that was totally unexpected.

You win the lottery

In-positive / Surprise
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Restraint-3

  1. Loose lips sink ships.
  2. Don’t get all worked up.
  3. Take it easy!
  4. Keep it under wraps.
  5. Don’t spill the beans.
  6. Grab a hold of yourself, don’t you have any self-control?
  7. Keep it to yourself.
  8. Don’t go overboard.
  9. You can’t take the law into your own hands.
  10. You got a good thing going, and I wouldn’t drop it so fast if I were you.
  11. Let it drop.

Restraint-3

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Hope url

Graduating from college

  1. Now I’ve got a whole new outlook on life.
  2. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime.
  3. It’s my big break.
  4. It’s opening up a whole new world.
  5. I’ll be much better off.
  6. It’s a great way of life.
  7. The sky’s the limit.
  8. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and today’s the day.
  9. We put a lot of work into it, and now it looks like the effort will bear fruit.
  10. I feel like I have a new lease on life.
  11. It’s something I have to live for.
  12. I have a new lease on life.
  13. I’ve been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
  14. Things are looking up.

Graduating from college

In-positive / Hope
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In-negative / Explaining url

Throwing out a bag of laundry by mistake

  1. How was I supposed to know?
  2. What did I do this time?
  3. That never would have occurred to me.
  4. I wish I had known.
  5. I had no way of knowing.
  6. OK, I’m not perfect.
  7. I apologize profusely.
  8. It was totally unintentional.
  9. There’s nothing I can do about it now.
  10. My humble apologies.
  11. Sorry about that.
  12. If I knew what I was doing, I certainly wouldn’t have done it.
  13. I certainly didn’t do it on purpose.
  14. They looked so similar that I had no way of knowing.
  15. It came as a surprise to me.
  16. I’m awfully sorry.
  17. How was I supposed to know that?

Throwing out a bag of laundry by mistake

In-negative / Explaining
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In-positive / Confidence url

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

  1. You bet your bottom dollar.
  2. I’m going to hit it out of the ballpark.
  3. I know what’s at stake.
  4. You can count on it.
  5. The sky’s the limit.
  6. There’s plenty more where that came from.
  7. It’s working like a charm.
  8. There’s no question about it.
  9. It’s going to knock your socks off.
  10. Take it from me.
  11. With any luck at all we’ll be able to get to the next level.
  12. I’m going to knock it out of the park.
  13. When you look at my plan you'll see that it all adds up.
  14. I knew it right off the bat.
  15. I’m firing on all cylinders.
  16. Things are really starting to click.

Suggesting a new sales strategy at work

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-negative / Push away url

Leave me alone

  1. I can’t be bothered.
  2. I couldn’t care less.
  3. It’s none of your concern.
  4. This is not my problem.
  5. Don’t try to pin this one on me.
  6. Give me some space.
  7. I don’t want to hear it anymore.
  8. I could care less.
  9. Nobody asked you.
  10. Don’t give me an ultimatum.
  11. Who cares anyway?
  12. Don’t twist my arm.
  13. Don’t start in on me.
  14. I think you’d better leave now.
  15. It’s none of your business.
  16. I think I've had enough.

Leave me alone

Out-negative / Push away
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Accept it-2

  1. You brought it on yourself.
  2. Start facing the facts.
  3. Profit from the experience.
  4. You have to make the best of it.
  5. Put the entire situation behind you.
  6. You can’t have everything.
  7. It the shoe fits wear it.
  8. Just accept it on face value.
  9. There’s nothing you can do about it.
  10. Forgive and forget.
  11. You asked for it.
  12. We can try to do things differently in the future, but it’s too late now to change what already happened.
  13. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
  14. Try to make the best of a bad situation.
  15. Better luck next time.

Accept it-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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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

In-positive / Determination