English with an American Corporate Accent - 019

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.

* The issue is very clear. Let's go out and execute. [The issue is very clear. Let's get started and work on it.]
* Our boss likes big iron and let's give him that. [Our boss likes big machines, and let's give him that.]
* Any questions? Shoot me an email. [Any questions? Send me an email.]
* Let me move right from the gecko (get go). [Let me move right from the start.]
* Paul, thanks for letting me pipe in with my concerns. [Paul, thanks for letting me have the opportunity to express my concerns.]
* Because our key developer left the job, we lost six months of runway here. [Because our key developer left, we are six months behind now.]
* Do you have a call-out for what we have to track for this issue? [Do you have an explicit reminder item for what we have to track for this issue?]
* The rub now is that they insist on an earlier software release. [The difficulty now is that they insist on an earlier software release.]
* Let's cut to the chase and get to the point now. [Let's cut it short and get to the point now.]
* "Joe, you have any more to add to this discussion?" "No, I am good." ["Joe, you have any more to add to this discussion?" "No, I don't have anything."]
* That piece of news is critical to our project. Let's have a hallway huddle about this. [That piece of news is critical to our project. Let's have a quick meeting in the hallway about this.]
* It is a slippery slope. If you lose the rope, I cannot imagine what would happen. [It is a slippery path. If you run into any problems, I cannot imagine what would happen.]