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think positive
Idioms and Phrases
Be optimistic, concentrate on the good rather than the bad, as in It's true you were fired but think positive—now you can look for a job you really like . This expression comes from the psychological doctrine of positive thinking , which gained currency with Norman Vincent Peale's popular book, The Power of Positive Thinking (1953). [Second half of 1900s]Example Sentences
"We lost the game and played badly, but we have the second leg tomorrow. Calm down. Think positive and think that things will go well."
"Last season we won the Premier League, but we came here and lost. We have to think positive and I have incredible trust in the guys. Some of them have incredible pride and desire to do it. We have to find a way, step by step, sooner or later to find a way back."
Colbert also mentioned, "If you want to flee the country but can't get into Canada, one cruise line is offering four-year trips to people looking to avoid a second Trump term. The cruise takes place on a ship called the Odyssey. When I think positive travel experience, I think the Odyssey."
“I’ve tried to think positive and believe in hope but honestly there is none,” one poster recently declared.
“Sometimes it came out very crazy, but my father taught me to always think positive.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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