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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.

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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

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Can you see my viewpoint?

  1. Do you have any idea what I’m talking about?
  2. Do you read me?
  3. Am I getting through to you?
  4. Do I make myself clear?
  5. Are we on the same page?
  6. Do you get the picture?
  7. Do you know what I mean?
  8. Do you see what I mean?
  9. How does that grab you?
  10. Will you consider it?
  11. Do you understand?
  12. How can I make you understand?
  13. You can understand, can’t you?
  14. Catch my drift?
  15. Will that present a problem?
  16. Does that ring a bell?
  17. Will you think about what I said?
  18. First off, let’s make sure that we’re on the same page.
  19. I’m just letting you know that this is how I see the situation.
  20. I'm just trying to be helpful.

Can you see my viewpoint?

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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

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Let's help each other

  1. We're all in this together.
  2. One for all, and all for one.
  3. United we stand, divided we fall.
  4. We will either hang together, or hang separately.
  5. With teamwork we can accomplish anything.
  6. We will all benefit if we strive to see each other's point of view.
  7. We should approach this as a family, with one mind, and one heart.
  8. One good turn deserves another.

Let's help each other

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Losing money in the stock market

  1. It happens to the best of us.
  2. Life goes on.
  3. You can’t turn back the hands of time.
  4. Let the chips fall where they may.
  5. You can’t take it with you.
  6. Money isn’t everything.
  7. That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
  8. This too will pass.
  9. Easy come, easy go.
  10. I’ll take full responsibility for it.
  11. It was bound to happen.
  12. We live and learn.

Losing money in the stock market

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Breaking up with someone

  1. It’s gone with the wind.
  2. It doesn’t matter.
  3. That’s the way it is.
  4. It makes good sense.
  5. Different strokes for different folks.
  6. I’ll just have to learn to live with it.
  7. It was nice while it lasted.
  8. It’s over once and for all.
  9. It’s over and done with.
  10. It’s all the same to me.
  11. It’s a little depressing, but what can I do?
  12. You take the good with the bad.
  13. To each his own.
  14. Her heart is in the right place.
  15. That’s what makes the world go round.
  16. It takes all kinds.
  17. I guess I got more out of it than I thought I had.
  18. All good things much come to an end.
  19. So much for that.
  20. I'm haunted by the fact that perhaps it didn't have to be this way, but it doesn't look like there's not much I can do about it at this point.
  21. It's a fait accompli.

Breaking up with someone

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Hearing a song from the past

  1. That brings back old memories.
  2. That’s as old as the hills.
  3. I last heard that many moons ago.
  4. It’s a blast from the past.
  5. It brings back good memories.
  6. It’s just like old times.
  7. Let’s have a walk down memory lane.

Hearing a song from the past

In-positive / Remembering
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Shut up

  1. Keep your big mouth shut.
  2. Don’t talk behind my back.
  3. Don’t be coarse.
  4. Don’t snap at me.
  5. I don’t like your tone of voice.
  6. Shut your trap.
  7. You have a foul mouth.
  8. Take that back.

Shut up

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Refusing to lie on a tax return to save money

  1. What did you expect me to do?
  2. That’s not my style.
  3. Why should I take the risk?
  4. I do what I have to do.
  5. I’m doing it just to be on the safe side.
  6. It’s taking all my will power to resist.
  7. I was holding on by a thread.
  8. I think it's the best thing to do.
  9. My hands are tied.
  10. It’s out of my hands.
  11. I’m conflicted about it.
  12. I shudder when I think of the downside of doing this.
  13. I’d rather play it safe.
  14. It's the right thing to do.
  15. I just can’t take the chance.
  16. The risks far outweigh the benefits.
  17. The way I look at it, I really don’t have much of a choice.
  18. I can’t see myself doing that.

Refusing to lie on a tax return to save money

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Seeing a magic trick

  1. That’s amazing.
  2. I can’t believe my eyes.
  3. Now you see it, now you don’t.
  4. It’s unbelievable.
  5. It’s absolutely extraordinary.
  6. I’ve never been so surprised in all my life.
  7. I’ve never seen anything like it.
  8. That’s the strangest think I’ve ever seen.
  9. I’m dumbfounded.
  10. If I hadn’t seen it with my own two eyes, I never would have believed it.
  11. Did you see what I saw?
  12. Look at that!
  13. Now you see them, now you don’t.

Seeing a magic trick

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Asking for a favor

  1. Can I ask you for a huge favor?
  2. Can you give me a hand?
  3. I could use your help with something I’m doing.
  4. Do you have any free time to give me some help?
  5. I’m confused about something, and I’d appreciate it if you could help clear things up.
  6. I'm so glad I reached you, because you’re a hard person to get a hold of.
  7. Just tell me one thing.
  8. Can I have a word with you?
  9. Could you spare a minute?

Asking for a favor

Out-positive / Friendship