English with an American Corporate Accent - 024

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 documents are managed with a tight leash. [These documents are managed and controlled very carefully.]
* Time is definitely not on our side. Let's see what we can do. [We are running out of time. Let's see what we can do.]
* My management wants me to identify any possible kinks for this release. [My management wants me to identify any possible problems for this release.]
* This way of thinking has to be ingrained in our DNA to prevent that sort of regression happening again. [This way of thinking has to be in our standard practices to prevent that sort of regression happening again.]
* I hope that this is an isolated instance. We certainly don't like to know that this is the tip of the iceberg. [I hope that this is an isolated case. We certainly don't like to know that there are many similar problems to come.]
* I've definitely seen a few emails, but Dan is the one driving it. [I have definitely seen a few emails about this, but Dan is the one leading the effort.]
* In theory, we should have gotten it on Thursday. In reality, we got it on Friday. We just started working with it. [We expected to get it on Thursday, but we got it on Friday. We just started working with it.]
* We'll cross the river when we get there. [We'll make the decision when we get to that point.]
* We talked a few times. He is fully on board with this. [We talked a few times. He is completely aware of this.]
* It is quite a challenge to have multiple things in-flight at the same time. [It is quite a challenge to have multiple things going on at the same time.]
* It's time to shake his tree to see what will fall out. [It's time to get his attention to see what will come out of it.]