Total Phrases- 4535
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In-positive / Surprise url

A friend wins a big prize

  1. That’s a nice surprise.
  2. It’s like something out of a movie.
  3. You’re pulling my leg.
  4. Now how do you like that?
  5. I was so surprised when it happened.
  6. Get a load of this.
  7. Good heavens!
  8. Well blow me down.
  9. So what do you know?

A friend wins a big prize

In-positive / Surprise
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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
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Strategize-2

  1. Don’t poke your nose into other people’s business.
  2. You may not be crazy about the way it tastes, but at least it curbs your appetite.
  3. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
  4. Pretend it never happened.
  5. What’s the bottom line?
  6. Do it the easy way.
  7. One hand washes the other.
  8. Make the best of the situation.
  9. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
  10. Attitude is 90% of success.
  11. Let’s float a trial balloon and see what the reaction is.
  12. To ensure your strategy works, make sure all your ducks are lined up.
  13. Here is my proposed/suggested game plan.
  14. Stay focused.
  15. Keep your eye on the ball.
  16. Don’t let yourself get sidetracked.
  17. A word to the wise is sufficient.
  18. You have to know how to choose your battles.

Strategize-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Saying hello-2

  1. What have you been doing with yourself lately?
  2. To what do we owe the honor of your visit?
  3. I was just this minute thinking of you.
  4. I have not stopped thinking about you.
  5. I was just thinking about you.
  6. How’s it going?
  7. Make yourself at home.
  8. Let’s make up for lost time.
  9. Top of the day to you.
  10. To what do we owe this honor?
  11. So, we finally meet.
  12. It's great seeing you again.

Saying hello-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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In-positive / Determination url

Manager of sales

  1. What are we waiting for?
  2. Strike while the iron is hot.
  3. We shouldn’t let this opportunity slip through our fingers.
  4. Let me make myself crystal clear.
  5. We have to take our chances.
  6. Let’s just get the ball rolling.
  7. That settles it.
  8. We’re off to a flying start.
  9. Even though in the short run it may be very difficult, in the long run it has the highest chances of success.
  10. Let’s take the ball and run with it.
  11. Oh well, it's back to the drawing board.
  12. You can’t put me off for another minute.
  13. We got off to a rip-roaring start.
  14. There’s no I in team.
  15. There's nothing that we can't accomplish if we put our minds to it.
  16. We can come up to speed in no time at all.
  17. We’re making up for lost time.
  18. Let's push it over the top.
  19. The goal is well within our reach.
  20. We have to be on the top of our game, and not get lulled into complacency.

Manager of sales

In-positive / Determination
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In-negative / Explaining url

Hitting the neighbor's dog with a car

  1. It took me completely by surprise.
  2. It came out of the blue.
  3. It really threw me for a loop.
  4. I take full responsibility for it.
  5. The experience has shaken me to the core.
  6. I had to make a split second decision.
  7. I had to save my own skin.
  8. It scared me half to death.
  9. It really shook me up.
  10. It’s a very unusual occurrence.
  11. How do you think I feel?
  12. Do you think I did it on purpose?
  13. I don’t know what to say.
  14. When push comes to shove, it’s not something I could have prevented.
  15. It was a freak accident.
  16. It happened in a blink of an eye.
  17. It sent shivers up my spine.

Hitting the neighbor's dog with a car

In-negative / Explaining
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Caution-2

  1. Leave it well enough alone.
  2. You’ll regret it in the morning.
  3. Let sleeping dogs lie.
  4. Don’t stir up a hornets nest.
  5. It’s going to backfire on you.
  6. Don’t rock the boat.
  7. Your actions might actually make it harder for you to accomplish what you want.
  8. Those are famous last words.
  9. Take it one step at a time.
  10. Sink your teeth into it, and take your time to appreciate the pros and cons of the new situation before you call it a day.
  11. Hold that thought.
  12. You lucked out on that one, but next time you may not be as lucky.
  13. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
  14. It’s always good to ask.
  15. It's spreading like wild fire.
  16. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
  17. Don’t jump the gun.
  18. Don’t even think about it.
  19. You’re leaving yourself wide open.
  20. I understand how much you want it, but it costs an arm and a leg, and it’s just not worth it.
  21. Easy does it.

Caution-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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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-neutral / Acceptance url

Raining on the day of the picnic

  1. Life has its ups and downs.
  2. It was a chance we had to take.
  3. It’s just one of those things.
  4. Life is full of surprises.
  5. Whatever happens it will be for the best.
  6. What does that matter?
  7. There’s not much we can do about it.
  8. Perhaps it’s really a blessing in disguise.

Raining on the day of the picnic

In-neutral / Acceptance
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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
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Out-positive / Agreement url

Do you like my new style of dressing?

  1. It’s growing on me.
  2. It looks fine to me.
  3. I think it’s a change for the better.
  4. I think it’s a step in the right direction.
  5. I agree with your decision.
  6. Suits me just fine.

Do you like my new style of dressing?

Out-positive / Agreement
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In-negative / Confusion url

To someone explaining calculus

  1. I haven’t the foggiest/slightest/vaguest idea of what you’re talking about.
  2. I can’t make heads or tails of it.
  3. I don’t understand.
  4. Whatever do you mean?
  5. You’ve got me stumped.
  6. I don’t know what to make of it.
  7. It doesn’t make any sense.
  8. How could that possibly be?
  9. It’s Greek to me.

To someone explaining calculus

In-negative / Confusion