Emergencies (A) Accidents

Asking what has happened at the scene of an accident.
What happened?
Has the family been notified?

Asking for help at the scene of an accident.
Is there a doctor here?
Can you stop the bleeding?
Get the paramedics.
Get some help.
Get a doctor quick.

Dealing with an injured person at the scene of an accident.
Is he breathing?
Get a first aid-kit.
We need some bandages.
Stop the flow of blood.
Stay right there.
Stay put.

Asking someone about injuries received in an accident.
Are you OK?
Can you move your arm?

Explaining that you have witnessed an accident.
I saw the whole thing.
I'm a witness.
I got the license number of the car.

(F) Discussion and resolution

Encouraging an explanation.

I didn't get that.

I didn't here you.

When you don't understand someone.

I don't see what you are getting at.

I don't get you.

I don't follow you.

I 'm not sure I follow you.

I'm not sure i get your pint.

When someone doesn't understand.

That's not what meant.

I didn't say that.I said not such thing.

I didn't mean to imply that.

Criticizing someones misunderstanding.

 Listen to me.

Open your ear. (info)

Get the wax out of your ears. (info)

You've got it wrong.

you've got it all wrong.

You've got me wrong.

You've twisted my words.

Attempting to put an end to an misunderstanding.

let me rephrase that.

Let me clarify that.

Allow me to clarify.

Let me make myself clear.

Encouraging someone to believe you.

Truly.

That's the truth.

That's the honest truth.

I swear on my mother's grave.(info)

I swear to God.

That's the gospel truth. (info)

Asking to be trusted.

You've my words on this.

I give my words.

I give you my word of honor.

On my honor.

Don't be such a doubting Thamas.

Stating that something is settled.

It's locked up.

It's sewn up.

It's sure thing.

It's for sure.

It's certain.It's in the bag.

It's a done load.It's as good as done.

Claiming that something is easy to understand.

It's as plain as day.

It's as clear as day.

Any fool can see it. (info)

Showing disbelief.

You can't fool me.

You can't pull the wool over my  eyes.

I wasn't born yesterday.

Expressing ignorance.

I don't know.

I don't know and I don't care.

I don't have a clue.

I don't have the fan-test idea.

Haven't the foggiest.

I give up. (info)

Expressing reluctance.

I'm afraid so.

Not in a million years.

Over my dead body. (info)

(3) Disputes

Criticism of someone with whom you disagree.

You're without a clue. (info)

Don't you know anything?

How can you be so stupid? (info)

That ain't the way I heard it.

Calling someone crazy.

You're off your joker. (info)

You're out of your mind. (info)

He's two bricks shy of a load.

You're out of your tree.

You're out of your head.

Questioning someone's sanity.

Are you crazy?

Is he nuts?

Are you out of your tree?

Are you out of it?

Have you gone crazy?

Have you gone insane?

Have you gone mad?

Have you gone stark raving mad?

Have you gone loco? (info)

Have you gone plumb loco? (info)

Have you lost your mind?

Have lost your senses?

Have you lost your marbles?

Encouraging someone to be more sensible.

Get a life. (ifo)

Get real!

Come back to earth. (info)

Asking  disbelief or disagreement.

For real? (info)

No kidding?

Are you serious?

Are you pulling my leg?

When someone says something outrageous.

Unbelievable!

Get out of town!

You're kidding!

That blows my mind. (info)

(D, 3) Complex matters.

Encouraging someone not to be excited.

Don't loose your cool.

Don't blow your cool.

Don't blow a gasket.

Don't go in to hysterics.

Don't go in to hysterics on me.

Encouraging someone to relax.

Simmer down.

Calm down.

Be calm.

Calm yourself.

Relax.

Deal with it. (info)

Encouraging someone to be less aggressive-informal.

Don't have a cow.

Give it a rest.

You got ants in pants.

When someone is cold and unfeeling- informal.

You're as cold as ice.

You're a cold fish.

Have you no qualms?

Have you scruples?

Have you no conscience?

Have you no thought for anyone but yourself?

Think you before you speak.

Think before youact.

Try putting yourself in my shoes.

What to say to smoker.

This is a none smoking area.

This is a none smoking building.

It's your funeral. (info)

A smoker's response to a none smoker's complaint.

Mind your own business.

Go to a none smoking area.

Questions a smoker might ask.

Got a match?

You got a lighter?

Do you mind if I smoke?

(D, 2) Complex matters.

Introducing a secret.
Just between you and me...
Can you keep a secret?
Don't repeat this, but...
Don't let this get around, but...
Could you keep a secret?
Confidentially...

Instructions about keeping a secret.
Better keep quit about it.
Don't breathe a word of it.
Don't let it out of this room.
Don't let this go any further.
Don't tell a soul.
This is not for public knowledge.
This is not public knowledge.
This is not for publication.

Promising to keep a secret.
I won't tell a soul.
My lips are sealed.
It won't leave this room.
Wild horses couldn't drag it out of me.
I'll take it to my grave.

Forgetfulness.
Where was I?
What was I saying?
What were we talking about?
I don't remember.
I have a mind like a sieve.
I'm a little absentminded.
Are we supposed to be at some place right now?

 When you are in trouble.
I'm in deep.
I'm in over my head.
I'm in a way over my head.
My reputation is at stake.

When someone is in trouble.
You've really screwed up. (info)
You are up a creek. (info)
You are up the creek. (info)

When you are out of money.
I'm broke.
I'm flat broke.
I'm bankrupt.

Expressing stress or anxiety.
I'm going nuts.
I'm going crazy.
I'm loosing my mind.
I'm going to explode.
I'm coming apart at the seams.
I'm falling apart at the seams.

When you are overworked and doing too much.
I scarcely have time to breathe.
I've no time to call my own.

When someone is anxious and under stress.
Calm down.
Don't be such a worrywart.
Don't loose your sleep over it.

(D, 1) Complex matters

Expressing support for someone.

I’ll stand by you.

I’m standing behind you.

You can put your trust in me.

You can put your faith in me.

Offer help to someone.

I’m here if you need me.

I’m here for you.

I’ll take the rap.

Expressing trust in someone.

I’ve faith in you.

I’ve the utmost faith in you.

I confidence in you.

Expressing encouragement

Stay at it.

Go for it.

Give it a try.

Hang in there. (info)

Hang tough.

Stick it out.

Encouraging someone to stop stalling and do something.

Let’s see some action. (info)

It’s now or never.

Are you just going to sit there?

Aren’t you going to do anything?

Expressing dissatisfaction with someone’s effort.

It’s not up to snuff.

Is that all?

Once more with feeling.

Asking someone to wait.

Wait.

Wait a moment.

Wait a minute.

Just a second.

Hold your pants on. (info)

Wait a bit.

Encouraging someone to be patient and take things.

Take things as they come.

Take it as it comes.

Take it one day at a time.

Take things one day at a time.

Encouraging someone to be prudent- cliches.

Don’t jump the gun.

Don’t go off half-cocked.

Don’t go chomping at the bit.

Don’t put the cart before the horse.

Don’t get ahead of yourself.

Giving advice someone whose life is too busy.

You can’t please everybody.

You are taking on too much.

You’re doing too much.

You’re trying to do too much.

You are overdoing it.

You need to set your priorities.

Giving instruction to someone you’ve lent something to.

Take good care of it.

Bring it back in one.

(C) Making friends

Expressing friendship.
We're very close.
She's a dear friend.
She's like a sister to me.
He's like the brother I never had.
We're like brothers.

Commenting on the uniqueness  of someone.
He's one of kind.
Bob's a one of a kind.

Personal similarities.
We're two of a kind.
They're two of a kind.

Inviting someone to work.
You want to work. (info)
Could I have the next work?

Bringing a conversation to an end.
Let's call it a day.
We should be on our way.
Let's bid our farewell. (for)