Total Phrases- 4535
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

You’re not negotiating well-1

  1. You’re as stubborn as a mule.
  2. What I’m saying is going in one ear and out the other.
  3. How does that help anything?
  4. Don’t put words in my mouth.
  5. What more do you want?
  6. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
  7. You have no excuse for acting that way.
  8. Are you backing out?
  9. Surely you must be kidding.
  10. I’ve got you pegged.
  11. Are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes?

You’re not negotiating well-1

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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In-negative / Doubt url

To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

  1. Let’s just wait and see what happens.
  2. Hope springs eternal.
  3. Do you really believe that what you don’t know can’t hurt you?
  4. You’d be surprised what can actually happen.
  5. Do you believe everything you see and everything you hear?
  6. I doesn’t ring true.
  7. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard of in my life.
  8. That’s not true, not by a long shot!
  9. Don’t keep your head in the sand.
  10. You’re a flake.
  11. Frankly, I think that you’re mistaken.
  12. That’s news to me.
  13. You’d be surprised.
  14. That’s what you think.
  15. I don’t believe that for a minute.
  16. Anyone who believes that should have their head examined.
  17. Do you believe everything you read?
  18. OK, so know I know where you stand.

To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

In-negative / Doubt
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In-positive / Determination url

Director of a Broadway musical

  1. This is one of the most important things we’ve ever done.
  2. Let’s get going without delay!
  3. Give me a half of chance, and I’ll show you what I can accomplish.
  4. Let’s get the ball rolling.
  5. Let’s get the show on the road.
  6. The show must go on.

Director of a Broadway musical

In-positive / Determination
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Out-neutral / Advice url

When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

  1. Leave it alone.
  2. Don’t make an issue of it.
  3. You don’t have to answer every dog that barks.
  4. If you don’t let it drop, it’s going to escalate.
  5. Just because someone throws down the gauntlet, doesn’t mean you have to pick it up.
  6. Leave it well enough alone.
  7. Just ignore it.
  8. Don’t pay it any mind.
  9. Let it be.
  10. I can assure you, nothing good is going to come from this.
  11. Two wrongs don't make a right.
  12. Just walk away, and pretend that it never happened.
  13. You should know better than that.
  14. Sometimes it's better to say nothing at all in response.
  15. If you don't respond, it will all just blow over as if nothing happened.
  16. One word can lead to another, until it's a fire that's hard to put out.
  17. Don't make an issue out of it.
  18. I've seen it happen countless number of times before, and it always has the same bad, stupid ending.
  19. The sad thing about it, is that it's so preventable.
  20. Take a deep breath, don't respond, and walk away.
  21. Discretion is the better part of valor.
  22. These things lead to no good.
  23. Don’t get sucked into the game their playing.
  24. Nothing good is going to come from this.
  25. It always has the same bad ending, so nip it in the bud.
  26. A wise person thinks twice, before saying nothing.

When someone is trying to pick a fight with you.

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Happiness url

Resting at home on a day off

  1. It’s nice to be home.
  2. It’s a nice change of pace.
  3. There’s no place like home.
  4. I’ve never felt better in my life.
  5. I have the best of both worlds.
  6. There’s nothing quite like it.
  7. Home sweet home.
  8. Everything is just swell.
  9. This is the day we’ve all been waiting for.

Resting at home on a day off

In-positive / Happiness
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

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

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Advice url

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.

Realistic-2

Out-neutral / Advice
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

To a High School student who won the science fair

  1. You’re a real expert.
  2. That needed out of the box thinking, and you rose to the occasion.
  3. You should be proud of the fact that you did it all by yourself, with almost no help from anyone else.
  4. You just scratched the surface of what you can accomplish.
  5. I guess you’re curious about what makes things tick.
  6. It’s right up your alley.

To a High School student who won the science fair

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-negative / Desperation url

Being charge with tax evasion

  1. I’m up the creek without a paddle.
  2. I never thought it would come to this.
  3. I’ve reached the end of my rope.
  4. I’ve become a laughing stock.
  5. I’ve been crazy with worry.
  6. My back is up against the wall.
  7. What have I gotten myself into?
  8. I suspect that it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
  9. I feel like I’m fraying around the edges.
  10. I feel like I’ve been through the mill.
  11. What have I gotten myself into?

Being charge with tax evasion

In-negative / Desperation
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

You are lying-2

  1. I find that hard to believe.
  2. You mean to tell me…?
  3. There’s something fishy going on here.
  4. That’s phony baloney.
  5. You can’t pull the wool over my eyes.
  6. Come on, spill the beans and tell me the truth.
  7. You’ve been caught in your own web of lies.
  8. I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you.
  9. Now what are you trying to pull?
  10. Don’t think you can get away with by just sweeping it under the carpet.
  11. Don’t try to fool me.
  12. Who are you trying to kid?
  13. That’s ridiculous.
  14. You are lying through your teeth.

You are lying-2

Out-negative / Annoyed
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Out-negative / Anger url

Stay away from me

  1. Mind your own business.
  2. Don’t butt in.
  3. Will you lay off?
  4. Don’t start with me.
  5. Stay out of it and mind your own business.
  6. I don’t want your two cents worth.
  7. Keep your hands to yourself.
  8. Leave me alone.
  9. It is no business of yours.
  10. Stop bugging me.

Stay away from me

Out-negative / Anger
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Out-negative / Annoyed url

Listen to me-2

  1. Are you paying attention – it seems that what I’m saying is going in one ear and out the other.
  2. You got that?
  3. Can you get it through your thick skull?
  4. I’m trying to pound it into your head.
  5. You’re memory is like a sieve.
  6. Out with it.
  7. Don’t you ever forget that.
  8. Give me a straight answer.
  9. Why can’t I get through to you?
  10. You’re excused, but make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Listen to me-2

Out-negative / Annoyed