Total Phrases- 4535
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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
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Out-neutral / Observation url

General-2

  1. Now you see it now you don’t.
  2. Who knows what evil lurk in the minds of men?
  3. One thing leads to another.
  4. It’s not all fun and games.
  5. The tree grows as the twig is bent.
  6. It’s a drop in the bucket.
  7. It’s happened once and it will happen again.
  8. It’s not always so cut and dry.
  9. You can’t live with them and you can’t live without them.
  10. Some people never learn.

General-2

Out-neutral / Observation
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Asking someone for a date, and being told no

  1. I’m hearing the message loud and clear.
  2. All’s fair in love and war.
  3. Time heals all wounds.
  4. I could have guessed as much.
  5. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.
  6. It doesn’t matter to me in the least.
  7. I get the drift.
  8. That’s just the way people are.
  9. I don’t really mind.
  10. Love makes the world go around.
  11. Your wish is my command.
  12. You can’t say I didn’t try.

Asking someone for a date, and being told no

In-neutral / Acceptance
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In-positive / Determination url

Writer writing a novel

  1. This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
  2. I’m going to do it slowly, getting my feet wet gradually step by step.
  3. I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time.
  4. I’ll hit the ground running.
  5. Now I really have to buckle down and get to work.
  6. Ready or not here I come.
  7. Another day and I’m up at the crack of dawn.
  8. I’ve paid my dues.
  9. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
  10. I feel like I have boundless energy.
  11. I’m making progress, slowly but surely.
  12. I want to put some finishing touches on it before I wrap it up.

Writer writing a novel

In-positive / Determination
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who is depressed

  1. I never promised you a rose garden.
  2. You’re putting up a brave front.
  3. It can’t be as bad as all that.
  4. You have to look at the bright side.
  5. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
  6. Alright, get it out of your system.
  7. I know how you feel.
  8. It’s a step in the right direction.
  9. I think you can figure this out for yourself.
  10. With a bit of luck and hard work it will all work out fine in the end.
  11. You have to look yourself in the eye and ask yourself plain and simple, with all your abilities, what’s holding you back from fulfilling more of your potential?
  12. It looks worse than it really is.
  13. Don’t you worry, you will be fine.
  14. Do the best you can.
  15. What’s eating you?
  16. You have your whole life ahead of you.

For a friend who is depressed

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-negative / Desperation url

Missing the last train

  1. It’s enough to make me cry.
  2. I’ve had all I can handle.
  3. I'm coming apart at the seams.
  4. I just can’t take it anymore.
  5. I can hardly stand it.
  6. It’s driving me crazy.
  7. That’s the kind of day it’s been.
  8. I needed that like a hole in the head.
  9. I shouldn’t have waited till the last minute.

Missing the last train

In-negative / Desperation
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In-neutral / Caution url

Thinking of taking a high interest loan

  1. What am I getting myself into this time?
  2. I hope that this is not something that I will live to regret.
  3. I have to ask myself, is it worth it?
  4. If I’m mistaken, things could all come tumbling down.
  5. I should know better than that.
  6. There’s got to be an easier way.
  7. Don’t do anything precipitously that you can’t easily undo.
  8. I could end up in trouble up to my ears.
  9. I shouldn’t get myself involved with something that I can’t get out of.
  10. Let’s cool our heels, and be patient and wait to see what happens.
  11. I should have realized from the very beginning that it’s important not to spend a lot more than you earn if you don’t want to end up being saddled with a lot of debt - and now it doesn't look as if I have any good options to choose from.

Thinking of taking a high interest loan

In-neutral / Caution
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Out-positive / Friendship url

Having fun-2

  1. All for one and one for all.
  2. It’s just a hop, skip and a jump away.
  3. It will be an experience of a lifetime for both of us.
  4. Let me propose a toast.
  5. You don’t have to pay for it, today it’s on me.
  6. Let’s grab a bite.
  7. I’ve got all the time in the world.
  8. Let’s drink to it.
  9. It's so good to have you here.

Having fun-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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Out-positive / Agreement url

How about I pick you up at your house at 8pm?

  1. Take your time, I’m in no rush.
  2. That’s as good a time as any.
  3. That’s fine with me.
  4. Whatever you say.
  5. That sounds just great, I’ll look forward to it.
  6. That’s just fine and dandy.

How about I pick you up at your house at 8pm?

Out-positive / Agreement
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who was just promoted to be head of sales

  1. I always knew you had it in you.
  2. You’ll go right to the top.
  3. If you play your cards right, nothing will stand in your way, and you will be very successful.
  4. This is a big moment for you.
  5. That’s a lucky break for you.
  6. Here’s your big chance.
  7. They must think a lot of you.
  8. You’re going to do a bang-up job.
  9. More power to you.
  10. Hit the ground running.
  11. Give it your all.

For a friend who was just promoted to be head of sales

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-positive / Happiness url

Getting married

  1. I’m on cloud nine.
  2. And they lived happily ever after.
  3. I’m feeling on top of the world.
  4. We hit the jackpot!
  5. It’s a fairy-tale come true.
  6. I’m in seventh heaven.
  7. It’s a dream come true.
  8. This makes it all worth while.
  9. Things couldn’t be better.
  10. I have so much to look forward to.
  11. Everything will be wonderful.
  12. I’m grinning from ear to ear.
  13. I feel like I’m on cloud nine.
  14. I’m feel like I’m on top of the world.
  15. I feel like I’m walking on air.
  16. I’m in 7th heaven.

Getting married

In-positive / Happiness
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In-negative / Explaining url

Not doing work assignment on time

  1. I bit off more than I could chew.
  2. I didn’t accomplish as much as I thought I would.
  3. I took my best shot.
  4. That’s the best that I can do.
  5. It took me longer than I thought it would.
  6. I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately.
  7. I was sure I could do more in the time that I had.
  8. The whole thing blew up in my face.
  9. I promise to do better next time.
  10. I don’t know how to answer your question.
  11. It totally slipped my mind.
  12. I knew there was something I forgot to do.
  13. I have no excuse.

Not doing work assignment on time

In-negative / Explaining