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Realistic-1

  1. Try to be realistic, don’t be fooled by wishful thinking.
  2. You’re kidding yourself.
  3. You can only go so far.
  4. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
  5. Life’s not fun and games.
  6. In my opinion, you’re just fooling yourself.
  7. I’m just suggesting that you should look at your options again, because in the long run, I think you’re setting yourself up for endless let downs.
  8. Try to see the situation for what it is, because it’s better if you don’t have to learn that the hard way.
  9. It’s a question you have to ask yourself.
  10. You have to be realistic.
  11. You’re living in a fool’s paradise.
  12. The reason your ideas are not more successful is that they are all half-baked.
  13. You’re spending money like it was going out of style.

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About Others – Positive-2

  1. She has a way with words.
  2. She stands out in a crowd.
  3. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
  4. He’s out of the woods.
  5. She lights up the room.
  6. Those two stick together like glue.
  7. He’s cool, calm and collected.
  8. It’s a match made in heaven.
  9. She lends on air of dignity to wherever she goes.
  10. He’s one slick operation.
  11. He’s sharp as a tack.
  12. He’s the greatest.
  13. He went to bat for us.
  14. He’s taking it very well.
  15. He’s as straight as an arrow.
  16. He’s a mover and a shaker.

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I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

  1. I’ve given it some thought, and I’ll share with you my honest conclusions.
  2. I’m all ears.
  3. Tell it to me straight.
  4. I got it, loud and clear.
  5. I’ll see what I can do.
  6. I have to think it over.
  7. I see where you’re headed.
  8. I wasn’t looking at it that way.
  9. That remains to be seen.
  10. Let’s not skirt around the issue.
  11. It’s food for thought.
  12. I gathered that.
  13. I'm just trying to let you know my way of looking at it.
  14. What did you have in mind?
  15. I’m giving you my full attention.
  16. Will you swear to it?

I’m trying to see your viewpoint-2

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Skeptic

  1. The chances of that happening are pretty close to zero.
  2. If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you.
  3. Nothing lasts forever.
  4. You can’t believe everything you hear.
  5. I wouldn’t be so sure if I were you.
  6. It’s not worth it.
  7. I think you’re expecting something that’s not realistic.
  8. I don’t think that’s such a good idea.
  9. Lightning never strikes twice in the same spot.
  10. That’s not a good idea.
  11. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
  12. You can’t judge a book by its cover.
  13. It’s not what it’s cracked up to be.
  14. Take it with a grain of salt.
  15. You have to read between the lines.

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General-3

  1. It’s as pure as the driven snow.
  2. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
  3. Some things never change.
  4. What you see is what you get.
  5. It takes one to know one.
  6. That’s par for the course.
  7. You see one, you’ve seen them all.
  8. What goes around, comes around.
  9. They’re a dime a dozen.

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We are adversaries

  1. It’s every man for himself.
  2. Let’s face it, we’re on opposite sides of the fence.
  3. I’m not willing to wait.
  4. I beg to differ with you.
  5. You give me no choice.
  6. It’s a dog eat dog world.
  7. I’m just acting in my own best interest, and I expect you to do the same.
  8. May the best man win!
  9. That goes both ways.
  10. That’s for me to know and you to find out.
  11. I’m ready to play hardball.
  12. Take it or leave it.
  13. Don’t ask me any questions and I won’t tell you any lies.
  14. I’m dead set against it.
  15. I need the whole kit and caboodle.
  16. All’s fair in love and war.

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Express your viewpoint

  1. Speak now or forever hold your peace.
  2. You go right ahead.
  3. Speak for yourself.
  4. Shoot from the hip.
  5. Why didn’t you say something?
  6. Put your money where your mouth is.
  7. That’s your opinion.
  8. You can talk to your heart’s content.
  9. Cat got your tongue?
  10. Judge for yourself.
  11. You’re a free agent.
  12. If you’ve get something to say, say it.
  13. Run it by me again.
  14. Come on, out with it.

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Caution-3

  1. We’ve got to lay low for a while until the whole things blows over.
  2. Play your cards close to your vest.
  3. It’ll come back to haunt you.
  4. My advice is to keep your eye on it.
  5. You might regret it for the rest of your life.
  6. You’re fighting a loosing battle.
  7. Take everything they say with a grain of salt.
  8. Your life may depend on it.
  9. I have a feeling that you might be starting off on the wrong foot.
  10. Handle it with kid gloves.
  11. The bigger they are the harder they fall.
  12. You really have to watch out for things like that.
  13. Steer clear of it.
  14. You’re skating on thin ice.
  15. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you.
  16. The odds are against you.
  17. There are no guarantees.
  18. It will get you when you least expect it.
  19. He’s not playing with a full deck.
  20. That defeats the whole purpose.
  21. It's unpredictable, and it’s a close call, going down to the wire, and we might not have a clear indication of where it's heading until the last minute - and then it might be too late to change course to salvage the situation.

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Look inside yourself

  1. You’re green with envy.
  2. Try to remember the best you can.
  3. Take a good look at yourself.
  4. Don’t hold back what’s on your mind, spit it out, and let me know what you’re thinking.
  5. Your pride got in your way.
  6. Let your inner voice be your guide.
  7. Why would you want to do something like that?

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Let’s make peace-2

  1. Let’s be reasonable.
  2. Don’t rule it out.
  3. Let’s not get started on the wrong foot.
  4. Is that OK with you?
  5. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
  6. Let’s be open with each other.
  7. There’s no hard feelings between us, OK?
  8. I’ll make it up to you.
  9. See, that wasn’t such a bad idea after all.
  10. I’ve had a change of heart.

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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.

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Be Resourceful

  1. Try to find a clever solution that would be like killing two birds with one stone.
  2. Here's an idea that you might find useful.
  3. Fight fire with fire.
  4. You should have thought of that before, but now you'll have to make up for lost time.
  5. Hold onto it, because you never know when it will come in handy.
  6. Drink some coffee, or take a quick nap, and that might perk you up.
  7. If you put your thinking cap on, maybe you’ll come up with a creative solution.
  8. Rise to the occasion.
  9. Put your thinking cap on.
  10. Try to come up with an 'out-of-the-box' solution.
  11. I came up with idea from out of the blue.
  12. I think that a solution to this problem might require a paradigm shift, a whole new way of looking at the situation.
  13. Ahah!

Be Resourceful

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