English with an American Corporate Accent - 004

This is another collection from recent meetings and trips. It works best if you can find a native English speaker with exposure to corporate America to elaborate on the finer points that I cannot cover well here.

*These are kind of swag dates, don't take them too literally. [These are estimated dates, don't take them too seriously.]
*That's an open-and-shut case. Don't worry about it. [That is an obvious and easy case. Don't worry about it.]
*Making it a macro or not is orthogonal to whether or not it should be in the cpu.h header file. [Making it a macro or not is independent and irrelevant to whether or not it should be in the cpu.h header file.]
*That operation is a real renegade operation. They must have some upper management support for that to exist. [That operation is a real rebellious operation. They must have some upper management support for it.]
*I believe we can get over this hiccup tonight. [I believe we can get over this temporary difficulty tonight.]
*Think opportunities and think upsides on all of it! [Think positive!]
*I ask all of you to look at that glass half-full instead of half-empty. [I ask all of you to look at the issue from a positive angle.]
*That is job one for us, no question about it. [That is the number one priority for us, no question about it.]
*When we are at an inflection point, we'll make the change and run with it. [When we are at a turning point, we'll make the change and go in the new direction.]
*You are wasting your time, don't preach to the choir. [You are wasting your time, don't try to convince the people who are already on your side.]
*Now that the cat is out of the bag on the ARM port, it's time to see what hardware platforms we can try running on. [Now that the ARM port is public knowledge, it's time to see what hardware platforms we can try running on.]