Total Phrases- 4535
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In-neutral / Caution url

Thinking of dating someone from the wrong side of the tracks

  1. I feel that persion might be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
  2. Assumptions can be deceptive.
  3. I don’t know where this is all heading.
  4. If you ask me I think I should just call the whole thing off.
  5. I think that could be like opening up a Pandora’s box.
  6. That might be wishful thinking.
  7. Curiosity killed the cat.
  8. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
  9. I have a funny feeling that I should drop it like a hot potato if I know what’s good for me.
  10. Am I seeing the world with rose colored glasses?

Thinking of dating someone from the wrong side of the tracks

In-neutral / Caution
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In-negative / Explaining url

After shoving a neighbor in a fight

  1. It was just a misunderstanding.
  2. I can’t explain it.
  3. I admit it, I cracked under pressure.
  4. I would like to try to set things straight.
  5. It’s all my fault.
  6. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  7. There’s a first time for everything.
  8. I acted on impulse.
  9. What can I say?
  10. I was taken off guard.
  11. Don’t get the wrong impression.
  12. Things just got out of hand.
  13. My pride got in the way.
  14. I hope I didn’t come on too strong.
  15. My emotions got the better of me.
  16. I really didn’t intend for things to turn out the way they did.

After shoving a neighbor in a fight

In-negative / Explaining
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Out-neutral / Negotiating url

Let’s work things out-2

  1. May I offer a suggestion?
  2. One hand washes the other.
  3. That’s why we’re here.
  4. What do we have to lose?
  5. One for all and all for one.
  6. I’m saying this for your ears and your ears only, and I hope it doesn’t go beyond the two of us: mum’s the word.
  7. No strings attached.
  8. It’s a two way street.
  9. That’s no big deal.
  10. You know very well that I take this very seriously and that I can be trusted to keep under wraps what you just told me in confidence.
  11. It will all sink in eventually, when this is all behind us.
  12. We can work it out.

Let’s work things out-2

Out-neutral / Negotiating
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Strategize-1

  1. What he doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
  2. Save the best for last.
  3. What you don’t know can hurt you.
  4. As long as you’re going to take the time to do it, you might as well do it right.
  5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
  6. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
  7. The ends don't justify the means.
  8. Put it to work for you.
  9. It’s important to just go through proper channels.
  10. The first step is to take a firm grasp on the situation.
  11. An elephant never forgets.
  12. It takes money to make money.
  13. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
  14. All is fair in love and war.
  15. The best way to approach this problem is to use the technique of divide and conquer.
  16. If you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.
  17. You can’t focus on everything at once.

Strategize-1

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Happiness url

Eating a delicious meal

  1. It’s the highlight of my day.
  2. It really hits the spot.
  3. There’s nothing like it.
  4. Now that’s more like it.
  5. I’m as happy as a clam.
  6. Thank heaven for small miracles.
  7. I feel an inner glow that will last for some time.
  8. That’s certainly something to write home about.

Eating a delicious meal

In-positive / Happiness
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In-positive / Confidence url

Lawyer with new client

  1. I do everything by the book.
  2. The odds are in our favor.
  3. You let me be the judge of that.
  4. It’s coming along nicely.
  5. I have everything and under control, and you don’t have to worry about a thing.
  6. Your secret is safe with me.
  7. You can rest assured that I’ve got a handle on the situation, and that everything is under control, and that there’s nothing to worry about.
  8. It’s an open and shut case.
  9. I will do what needs to be done.
  10. Leave everything to me.

Lawyer with new client

In-positive / Confidence
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In-positive / Confidence url

Predicting that the stock market with go up

  1. I’d put my money on it.
  2. I just know it.
  3. I’m as sure as I can be.
  4. It’s going to happen sooner than you think.
  5. As far as I’m concerned, it’s true beyond a shadow of a doubt.
  6. That’s the way I see it.
  7. You can be sure of it.
  8. You better believe it.
  9. You can be sure of that.
  10. You mark my words.
  11. There’s no doubt about it.
  12. I’d lay odds on it.
  13. You bet your life.
  14. Believe you me!
  15. I know what I’m talking about.
  16. You can bank on it.

Predicting that the stock market with go up

In-positive / Confidence
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Prepare

  1. You’ve got to plan for emergencies.
  2. Once the cat is out of the bag, anything can happen.
  3. You have to get ready for the possibility that afterwards your feelings may change.
  4. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  5. Expect the unexpected.
  6. Be prepared for the worst.
  7. Did you take that into account?

Prepare

Out-neutral / Advice
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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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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 / Friendship url

Stating friendship-2

  1. You’re my flesh and blood.
  2. I can feel that we are on the same wavelength.
  3. We’re on the same page.
  4. I feel that we resonate, and I can see it in your eyes.
  5. You’ve been with us for so long that you’ve become like one of the family.
  6. Any friend of yours is a friend of mine.
  7. The time we spend together feels so right.
  8. I’m telling how I feel you straight from the heart.
  9. You know how to get on my good side.

Stating friendship-2

Out-positive / Friendship
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In-positive / Determination url

Head of a political party

  1. The reason most people do not accomplish more is that they do not attempt more.
  2. We still have a ways to go.
  3. The show must go on.
  4. We have our work cut out for us.
  5. We have an image to uphold.
  6. You have to cut through the red tape.
  7. It’s time to shift into high gear.
  8. My lips are sealed.
  9. There’s nothing that stick-to-itive-ness can’t accomplish.
  10. It’ll happen before you know it.
  11. You ain’t seen nothing yet.
  12. Greatness is within our reach.

Head of a political party

In-positive / Determination