Sentences with phrase «to get defensive»

Why not get your defensive driving requirement done from the convenience of your home or office where you can log in and out of the course whenever you choose?

In healthy relationships, partners don't get defensive when discussing an area of conflict.

In everyday language, it means the willingness to accept that you might be wrong and to not get defensive when arguments or information that's unfavorable to your position comes to light.

Please, don't get all defensive about this.

If he hasn't fixed the problem of getting a defensive midfielder in over a decade why do you think he will fix all our problems now?

If she's not happy with her hair, instead of getting defensive, the stylist will get another one to help fix it.

Listening without getting defensive, asking for clarification instead of assuming, and spending time together talking and sharing are all healthy points of couples communication your therapist will stress.

If the Canadian stock market declines by 10 %, an active mutual fund manager who gets defensive at the right time may reduce that loss and score points for risk - adjusted performance.

They teach them to use «I» statements to talk about how they feel and prevent their roommates from getting defensive.

Or they may get defensive because they really believed that myth and if it isn't true, then it puts their decision into question.

Avoid getting defensive during the conversation and treat it as a learning process.

We should try to win the game of course but we must be clever and I think the team's focus should be getting the defensive side right.

You want to be relatable but also not get defensive over who was to blame for the mistake.

We know we are not doing the right thing in schools today, but people get defensive with anger, confusion, and uncertainty when their deeply - held beliefs are challenged.

One partner attacks the other and that partner gets defensive and retreats.

Our course includes everything you need to get your defensive driver insurance discount without having to leave home!

That movement is meant to try to get the defensive end's eyes up the field toward the quarterback instead of inside.

Can not believe we did nt get a defensive signing, but this is what happens when you go after players on the final day of the transfer window.

If your child feels like you are attacking her friends, she will likely get defensive and dig in her heels — and want to be with them all the more.

It basically talks about how people don't want to be told your thoughts, because they'll naturally get defensive like I did.

Some of our salespeople got defensive about what was perceived as management's «interference» for liability's sake.

The problem with this approach is that it makes anyone who is leaning toward the other candidate get defensive.

Oh look humans getting defensive and trying to kill each other over garbage.

We will always get defensive when someone uses a control behavior to control us because we never feel loved when someone tries to take away our free will to make our own decisions.

Another plus is his size, because our squad is typically short, but now we may finally get that defensive rock, that also has the eye for a pass.

We discovered that our kids got defensive when we asked them right after school about school.

We're also afraid of how our partner will react — perhaps getting defensive.

Every suggestion gets a defensive «Yes, but» response.

After all, active managers know when to get defensive during difficult markets, right?

Get defensive perks for your food, and make damage your secondary goal.

When we hear something we disagree with or that triggers anger, we automatically get defensive.

They either identify as inadequate or start getting defensive, placing blame on others.

No one likes to be accused, and your partner will probably get defensive about it.

Some agents get defensive when they receive bad feedback.

It's a shame when someone can't simply share a similarity in color without a business getting defensive.

But most people are really just interested in getting their defensive driving certificate.

You need to show the ability to listen to other points of view and answer questions without getting defensive.

She may get defensive at first, but realization will dawn.

Instead of getting defensive, hurt, or angry take it is a compliment as this means that they see you as safe and reliable person in their otherwise out of control world!

This should keep him from getting defensive or feeling bad about himself.