Total Phrases- 4535
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In-negative / Doubt url

To chemist who blew up the lab

  1. You’re supposed to know these things.
  2. What have you done?
  3. How could you do that?
  4. I can’t believe it.
  5. You certainly have had a streak of bad luck.
  6. I didn’t think that was going to happen.
  7. What were you trying to do?
  8. Well what did you expect?
  9. Is that the best you can do?
  10. Maybe you should choose a different line of work.
  11. I don’t think anyone expected this result.
  12. The less said about it the better.
  13. What have you gotten yourself into?

To chemist who blew up the lab

In-negative / Doubt
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In-positive / Realizing url

Finding out 'who did it' at the end of a mystery novel

  1. I could see it right from the beginning.
  2. I suspected as much.
  3. It finally dawned on me.
  4. That explains everything!
  5. That’s it, in a nutshell.
  6. It was the missing link.
  7. Just put two and two together, and it all makes sense.
  8. I saw it coming, because though it didn’t seem so at first, in retrospect it was a dead give away.
  9. It will do it to you every time.
  10. It was on the tip of my tongue all along.
  11. That never would have occurred to me.
  12. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me.

Finding out 'who did it' at the end of a mystery novel

In-positive / Realizing
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Out-positive / Encouragement url

For a friend who won the race for State Senator against a more popular candidate

  1. You came out smelling like a rose.
  2. I don’t know how you pulled this one off, but I’m impressed.
  3. You sure have come a long way.
  4. You handled it like a pro.
  5. You’re one of a kind.
  6. We’ve been behind you all the way.
  7. Your speech was spoken like a true diplomat.
  8. Apparently you made quite an impression.

For a friend who won the race for State Senator against a more popular candidate

Out-positive / Encouragement
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In-positive / Confidence url

Shopping for clothes for camp

  1. You’ll be out of here so fast your head will spin.
  2. We’re getting our money’s worth.
  3. That was a productive use of our time.
  4. I’ve got it all under control.
  5. I’m going to have to ride shotgun on this task to make sure it gets done.
  6. Now this certainly seems like a worthwhile endeavor.

Shopping for clothes for camp

In-positive / Confidence
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In-negative / Doubt url

Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

  1. I’ll believe it when I see it.
  2. Are you really sure?
  3. Personally, I don’t think you stand a chance.
  4. The odds are stacked against you.
  5. I don’t think anything will ever come of it.
  6. Are your out of your mind?
  7. Are you serious?
  8. Are you crazy?
  9. You must be drunk.
  10. Are you kidding?

Neighbors of the Wright Brothers

In-negative / Doubt
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Perseverance

  1. Don’t give up.
  2. You can’t give up that easily.
  3. You can’t back out now.
  4. Don’t give up yet.
  5. Don’t give up the ship.
  6. See it through to the end.
  7. Hold on tight.
  8. We’ll stick through thick and thin.

Perseverance

Out-neutral / Advice
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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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In-positive / Determination url

Marathon runner

  1. This is excruciatingly hard, but I’m committed to finishing it until the bitter end.
  2. I do what I have to do.
  3. I was bound and determined to do it.
  4. I’ll never be more ready than I am now.
  5. I’m going for broke.
  6. No rest for the weary.
  7. I’m ready to tough it out.

Marathon runner

In-positive / Determination
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Out-neutral / Advice url

Improve

  1. Promise to do better.
  2. It should teach you a lesson.
  3. Act your age.
  4. Make a clean break with the past, with your old way of doing things.
  5. Act like a human being.
  6. Do what you do, but do it well.
  7. Don’t be such a nerd.
  8. Practice makes perfect.
  9. Stop playing around.
  10. Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
  11. Shape up or ship out.

Improve

Out-neutral / Advice
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In-positive / Determination url

Lost in the woods

  1. I’m not giving up so easily.
  2. That’s a risk I’m just going to have to take.
  3. I better get out of here soon.
  4. I’ve got to get a handle on the situation.
  5. OK, let’s get the heck out of here.
  6. I’ll keep my eyes and ears open.
  7. Time is of the essence.
  8. Let’s get the hell out of here.

Lost in the woods

In-positive / Determination
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In-neutral / Acceptance url

Planting a tree

  1. It’s just a question of time.
  2. We’ll see results in no time at all.
  3. All good things take time.
  4. It’ll come in time.
  5. It will do for a start.
  6. That’s all that’s necessary.
  7. I’ll do my part and let nature take its course.
  8. Before you know it.

Planting a tree

In-neutral / Acceptance
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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