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Scenes of In-negative

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To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

  1. Let’s just wait and see what happens.
  2. Hope springs eternal.
  3. Do you really believe that what you don’t know can’t hurt you?
  4. You’d be surprised what can actually happen.
  5. Do you believe everything you see and everything you hear?
  6. I doesn’t ring true.
  7. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard of in my life.
  8. That’s not true, not by a long shot!
  9. Don’t keep your head in the sand.
  10. You’re a flake.
  11. Frankly, I think that you’re mistaken.
  12. That’s news to me.
  13. You’d be surprised.
  14. That’s what you think.
  15. I don’t believe that for a minute.
  16. Anyone who believes that should have their head examined.
  17. Do you believe everything you read?
  18. OK, so know I know where you stand.

To broker who says that stock market cannot go down

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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

In-negative / Doubt
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In-negative / Confusion url

Taking a test without having studied

  1. It doesn’t ring a bell, it doesn’t sound familiar.
  2. What am I going to do now?
  3. I feel I don’t have much of choice.
  4. I’ve got to go through with it, and I’m hoping for the best.
  5. I hope I recognize some of the things I’m presented with.
  6. What should I do?
  7. What I am doing this for?

Taking a test without having studied

In-negative / Confusion
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In-negative / Disappointment url

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

In-negative / Disappointment
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Looking for keys that were lost in the park

  1. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  2. Maybe we’ve been looking in the wrong place.
  3. Maybe we’re barking up the wrong tree.
  4. I think we’re wasting our time.
  5. Sometimes you just have to know when to call it quits.
  6. Let’s just call the whole thing off.
  7. After all this effort, I no longer know if I’m coming or going.
  8. I’m totally tuckered out.
  9. I think it’s a lost cause.
  10. Let’s do something else for a while and just keep my eyes open for it.

Looking for keys that were lost in the park

In-negative / Doubt
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Being told a ‘foolproof’ way to not tell the truth on taxes

  1. It’s a prescription for disaster.
  2. What good would that be?
  3. How would that help?
  4. I don’t think that’s such a good idea.
  5. What’s the point?
  6. It won’t last for long before it blows up.
  7. Does that make sense to you?
  8. I doubt that very much.
  9. True to form, you’re up to your old tricks.
  10. I should have expected you to come up with a hare-brained idea like that.
  11. Do the ends justify the means?
  12. No, no, that won’t do at all.
  13. You’ve got another guess coming.
  14. The idea just smells, because honesty is the best policy.
  15. I’m going to look the other way, and pretend I didn’t hear that.
  16. I imagine you would, but don’t expect me to get caught up in your shenanigans.

Being told a ‘foolproof’ way to not tell the truth on taxes

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To friend who claims he knows how to win the lottery

  1. The chances of that happening are pretty close to zero.
  2. How do you figure that?
  3. You don’t say?
  4. Don’t count on it.
  5. You can’t mean that.
  6. It doesn’t work that way.
  7. That’s what they all say.
  8. How can you be so cock-sure of yourself?
  9. It’s all in your head.
  10. It’s not very likely to happen that way.
  11. It’s about time you started being realistic.
  12. Wake up and smell the coffee.

To friend who claims he knows how to win the lottery

In-negative / Doubt
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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

In-negative / Confusion
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When a friend says he’s going to climb Mt. Everest

  1. Fat chance!
  2. You’re putting me on.
  3. You can’t be serious.
  4. Are you kidding me?
  5. Now I’ve heard everything.
  6. Are you sure you know what you’re doing?
  7. It’s a nice idea, but are you sure you’re up to it.
  8. Are you sure you’ve got what it takes?

When a friend says he’s going to climb Mt. Everest

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Up all night writing a paper

  1. I feel like I’ve been through the wringer.
  2. It’s taking its toll.
  3. I’m running on empty.
  4. I’m all worn out.
  5. I’m at my wits end.
  6. I’m feeling very weary.
  7. I’ll never get it done in time.

Up all night writing a paper

In-negative / Desperation
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Running away from the Cossacks

  1. I’m knee deep in alligators.
  2. I’ve got to get a handle on the situation before it’s too late.
  3. The people around me are dropping like flies.
  4. I’m going out of my mind.
  5. It’s a matter of life and death.
  6. I’m overcome with fear.
  7. I just can’t deal with it anymore.
  8. What going on here?
  9. I just can’t put up with it any longer.
  10. It’s every man for himself.
  11. What else have I got?

Running away from the Cossacks

In-negative / Desperation
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Dropping out of Law School

  1. I didn’t accomplish as much as I thought I would.
  2. So far I haven’t seen much progress.
  3. I’m batting zero.
  4. It’s nobody’s fault but my own.
  5. It’s not going anywhere, so why continue?
  6. I’m dropping out before it gets any worse.
  7. With my track record, I don’t think I have much of a choice.
  8. I’m a bit disappointed in my performance.
  9. I fully expected that I could have done better than I did.
  10. I just wasn’t good enough.
  11. It was just beyond my reach.
  12. It’s been an unmitigated disaster.

Dropping out of Law School

In-negative / Disappointment