Total Phrases- 852

Scenes of In-positive

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In-positive / Relief url

Getting a bonus from work to pay off loans

  1. We nipped it in the bud.
  2. It happened just in the nick of time.
  3. That takes a big load off of my mind.
  4. Thank goodness for little things.
  5. It’s just what the doctor ordered.
  6. We were saved just by the skin on our teeth.
  7. Things will finally get back to normal.
  8. When I heard the news, I breathed a sigh of relief.
  9. Our ship has finally come in.

Getting a bonus from work to pay off loans

In-positive / Relief
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In-positive / Happiness url

Getting jewelry as a present

  1. This really tickles my fancy.
  2. It fit’s like a glove.
  3. I’m tickled pink about it.
  4. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
  5. It looks just wonderful.
  6. It’s a winning combination.
  7. It makes all the difference in the world.

Getting jewelry as a present

In-positive / Happiness
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In-positive / Realizing url

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

  1. There’s no way around it.
  2. I hate to admit it.
  3. It slipped out of her mouth and she showed his true colors.
  4. I now see her as she really is.
  5. I’ve had a hunch for the longest time.
  6. It’s finally out in the clear for everyone to see.
  7. She finally let the cat out of the bag and told us what really happened.
  8. I heard it through the grape vine.
  9. I suspected as much.
  10. I should have known.
  11. I know it sounds far-fetched, but I kid you not.
  12. Perhaps I should have seen that coming.
  13. In retrospect, I was blind as a bat.

Realizing that the maid has been stealing money

In-positive / Realizing
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In-positive / Remembering url

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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In-positive / Confidence url

Promise that will be on time

  1. I give you my word.
  2. We’re on our way.
  3. I will, I promise.
  4. I’ll see to that.
  5. You can bet on it.
  6. You have nothing to worry about.
  7. Take my word for it.
  8. It’s nothing I can’t handle.
  9. There’s no question about it.

Promise that will be on time

In-positive / Confidence
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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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In-positive / Determination url

Writer writing a novel

  1. This is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
  2. I’m going to do it slowly, getting my feet wet gradually step by step.
  3. I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time.
  4. I’ll hit the ground running.
  5. Now I really have to buckle down and get to work.
  6. Ready or not here I come.
  7. Another day and I’m up at the crack of dawn.
  8. I’ve paid my dues.
  9. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
  10. I feel like I have boundless energy.
  11. I’m making progress, slowly but surely.
  12. I want to put some finishing touches on it before I wrap it up.

Writer writing a novel

In-positive / Determination
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In-positive / Hope url

Graduating from college

  1. Now I’ve got a whole new outlook on life.
  2. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime.
  3. It’s my big break.
  4. It’s opening up a whole new world.
  5. I’ll be much better off.
  6. It’s a great way of life.
  7. The sky’s the limit.
  8. I’ve been waiting a long time for this, and today’s the day.
  9. We put a lot of work into it, and now it looks like the effort will bear fruit.
  10. I feel like I have a new lease on life.
  11. It’s something I have to live for.
  12. I have a new lease on life.
  13. I’ve been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
  14. Things are looking up.

Graduating from college

In-positive / Hope
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In-positive / Surprise url

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

In-positive / Surprise
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In-positive / Surprise url

Learning that a friend is ill

  1. His illness came out of the blue.
  2. He’s never been sick a day in his life.
  3. I don’t know what to say.
  4. I didn’t expect that.
  5. It’s beyond comprehension.
  6. What brought this on?
  7. I still can’t believe it’s true.
  8. I’m in a state of denial.
  9. It came as a great shock.
  10. I found the news earth shattering.

Learning that a friend is ill

In-positive / Surprise
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In-positive / Confidence url

Planning a birthday party for a child

  1. Don’t worry your little head about it.
  2. It’s falling into place.
  3. That’s hardly a problem.
  4. I have it all figured out.
  5. All the plans are in place.
  6. You don’t have to worry about anything.
  7. You can put all your concerns aside and look forward to something wonderful.

Planning a birthday party for a child

In-positive / Confidence
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In-positive / Amazed url

General Amazement Situations

  1. I can’t believe how hot it is.
  2. Where is everybody?
  3. My goodness!
  4. Now that’s a good question.
  5. That must have cost you a pretty penny.
  6. He’s growing like a weed.
  7. The phone’s been ringing off the hook.
  8. Have I got a story to tell you!
  9. You don’t know the half of it.
  10. You’d never guess in a million years.
  11. It’s like he has eyes in the back of his head.
  12. Look at it come down, it’s raining cats and dogs.
  13. I can’t believe how cold it is.
  14. It boggles the mind just to imagine the possibilities.
  15. He’s the spitting image of him.
  16. What's your secret sauce?

General Amazement Situations

In-positive / Amazed