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Waking up after a deep sleep.

  1. I fell into a deep sleep, and when I woke up I was so disoriented that for a short while I couldn’t remember where I was.
  2. My mind is going in ten different directions.
  3. I don’t know what to make of it.
  4. What time is it?
  5. How did I get here?
  6. I could use a breath of fresh air.
  7. What’s going on here?
  8. I don’t have the bandwidth to deal with it right now.
  9. I don’t feel like myself.
  10. I’m so tired, I can hardly see straight.

Waking up after a deep sleep.

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Entrepreneur folding company

  1. It doesn’t seem to be getting off the ground.
  2. This is the end of the line.
  3. I’m washing my hands of the whole thing.
  4. It’s going to be rough, but it’s better than the alternative.
  5. We spent all that money and effort on our plans, and look where it got us – nowhere.
  6. I’m not exactly overjoyed.
  7. It wasn’t for a lack of effort.
  8. I think I can speak for all of us that I’m just sick about what happened.
  9. Frankly, perhaps I’m just chicken to go see what happens if we continue It would be throwing good money after bad.
  10. We put our best into it, but it seems that it just wasn’t enough.
  11. Sometimes one just has to call it quits.
  12. It turned out that it was little, too late.

Entrepreneur folding company

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To someone who claims that a swamp is great real estate

  1. That’s going too far.
  2. That’s not very likely.
  3. Don’t make me laugh.
  4. You’ve got to be kidding.
  5. Do you really believe that?
  6. I rather doubt it.
  7. I don’t believe it for one minute.
  8. Do you expect me to believe that crap?
  9. That doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of being successful.
  10. That’s a hare brained idea.
  11. It’s the same old run-around.
  12. I don’t buy it.
  13. It sounds kind of fishy.
  14. He’s stretching the truth.
  15. I wouldn’t put it past you.
  16. Do you expect me to believe that?
  17. I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you.

To someone who claims that a swamp is great real estate

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A friend tells you he’s taking drugs

  1. You’re throwing away your life.
  2. Don’t you have a mind of your own?
  3. Please tell me it’s not true.
  4. You just brought it all on yourself.
  5. Stop feeling sorry for yourself.
  6. Do you know what you’re doing?
  7. That’s what I call plain old stupidity.
  8. You must be crazy.
  9. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
  10. I don’t seem to be able to get through to you.
  11. What are you trying to prove?
  12. You should have your head examined.
  13. You knew what you where getting yourself into.
  14. What are you trying to say?
  15. Was this your idea?
  16. It’s your own doing.
  17. Just look at you.
  18. Do as you wish, but don’t come crying to me for help when things go downhill.
  19. It’s the same thing over and over again.
  20. I don’t think anything I say will convince you one way or another.
  21. You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself.
  22. That’s the whole point, and I don’t think you’re hearing a word I’m saying.
  23. It seems as if what I’m saying is going in one ear and out the other.
  24. When I talk to you I don’t feel like there’s anybody home.
  25. What have you gotten yourself into?

A friend tells you he’s taking drugs

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Trying to fix work-mate’s computer

  1. I found the problem, but I just need time to fix it.
  2. I’m a little rusty.
  3. I’m working on it.
  4. I've hit a brick wall.
  5. I tried my best, but I guess that just wasn’t good enough.
  6. It doesn’t look like I’m making much headway.
  7. Oh well, it was worth a try.
  8. It may look simple, but it's really complicated.
  9. You can’t blame a fellow for trying.
  10. I’m sorry that it just didn’t work out.
  11. Back to the drawing board.
  12. I got more than I bargained for.
  13. That’s easier said than done.
  14. It was a shot in the dark.
  15. That’s what I could do.
  16. I’m sure you were expecting more from me.
  17. I’m trying my best.
  18. That’s the only thing I can think of.

Trying to fix work-mate’s computer

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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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In the middle of riot

  1. What the hell is going on around here?
  2. I just don’t get it.
  3. It’s a free for all.
  4. What’s it all about?
  5. I just don’t know what to make of it.
  6. Things are happening fast and furious.
  7. We better high tail it out of here.
  8. I’ve never seen anything like this.
  9. What in the world is going on?

In the middle of riot

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Employee feeling unappreciated

  1. I worked so hard for them, and all I got was a measly pat on the back.
  2. I feel so un-appreciated.
  3. I feel like I’m being exploited, but there doesn’t seem to be too much I can do to stop it.
  4. It’s the same old thing all over again.
  5. I feel like I’ve really been through the mill.
  6. I expected more.
  7. I think I deserve to be treated better.
  8. I’m not a happy camper.

Employee feeling unappreciated

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Being charge with tax evasion

  1. I’m up the creek without a paddle.
  2. I never thought it would come to this.
  3. I’ve reached the end of my rope.
  4. I’ve become a laughing stock.
  5. I’ve been crazy with worry.
  6. My back is up against the wall.
  7. What have I gotten myself into?
  8. I suspect that it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
  9. I feel like I’m fraying around the edges.
  10. I feel like I’ve been through the mill.
  11. What have I gotten myself into?

Being charge with tax evasion

In-negative / Desperation
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Coming late for an appointment

  1. I just plum forgot.
  2. It slipped my mind.
  3. Forgive me, I just didn’t remember.
  4. I didn’t do it on purpose.
  5. I hope you understand.
  6. Please don’t take it personally.
  7. I knew I forgot something.
  8. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends.
  9. I’ve been crazy busy lately.
  10. I have a lot on my plate.
  11. The time just slipped through my fingers.
  12. I just have no sense of time.

Coming late for an appointment

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Trying to understand current events

  1. Can you help me figure out what’s going on?
  2. I don’t know who to believe anymore.
  3. Frankly, none of this make sense.
  4. I’m totally baffled.
  5. I don’t have a clue about what is going on.
  6. I’m totally dumbfounded.
  7. It puzzles me.
  8. I don’t know what to make of it.
  9. What do you make of it?
  10. What does it all mean?
  11. How has it come to this?

Trying to understand current events

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Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

  1. I can’t explain it.
  2. I’m not so sure.
  3. I don’t know what to say about it.
  4. I’m not sure exactly.
  5. I haven’t the slightest idea.
  6. I can’t put my finger on it.
  7. I don’t have a clue.
  8. I don’t remember off the top of my head.
  9. Your guess is a good as mine.
  10. That’s the thing I don’t understand.
  11. How can I be sure?

Trying to remember why you made a certain decision last year

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