English with an American Corporate Accent - 006

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.

* Ron, the gating item is to get the specification out ASAP. [Ron, the bottleneck item is to get the specification out as soon as possible.]
* I think that Kathy came in to the meeting with a predisposition that they'll deny this request no matter what. [I think that Kathy came in to the meeting with her mind already set that they'll deny this request no matter what.]
* With AMD support out of the way, we have one more build on the Intel side of the house. [With AMD support completed, we have one more build on the Intel support issue.]
* Mike, do what's needed by Scott. That will keep the monkey off our back. [Mike, do what Scott wants you to do. Then, he won't bother us much.]
* Mike will provide the pros and cons write-up for the vendor-provided solution. [Mike will provide the advantages and disadvantages summary for the vendor-provided solution.]
* We've done our part in leading the horse to the liquid. [We have done our part in guiding our partner to what they need to have and know.]
* The counter argument can be made relatively easy. [The argument against that proposal can be made relatively easy.]
* Please change the email subject when we discuss another topic, otherwise, that can become quite lengthy and convoluted. [Please change the email subject when we discuss another topic, otherwise, that can become very lengthy and very confusing.]
* It seems to be creating more work than necessary to integrate that change separately from your wad. [It seems to be creating more work than necessary to integrate that change separately from your pile of the whole thing.]
* I don't mean to speak out of turn here because Jerry has more expertise on this than I do. [I don't mean to speak inappropriately here because Jerry indeed has more expertise on this than I do. ]
* There is no contractual obligation between our two companies, which is causing them to backpedal on prior commitments. [There is no contractual obligation between our two companies, which is causing them to not honor their prior commitments.]