English with an American Corporate Accent - 031

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.

* Try to get some low hanging fruit in the first pass of testing. [Try to get some easy results in the first pas of testing.]
* Off the top, I would say eighty percent is in that first category. [Just a quick estimate, I would say eighty percent is in that first category.]
* In order to obfuscate the attackers, you need to follow this procedure. [In order to confuse the attackers, you need to follow this procedure.]
* It looks to me that is the short list we whittle down to. [It looks to me that is the short list we reduce down to.]
* That's off the table for sure; there are many unknowns. [That option will not be considered for sure; there are many unknowns.]
* That's a perfect segue for the next item in our list. [That's a perfect transition for the next item in our list.]
* I did not mean to crash your party. [I did not mean to attend your meeting uninvited.]
* Hi Paul, anything you need right off the bat? [Hi Paul, anything you need right now?]
* If you are going to up-level like that, we really need to see what reports come from the field. [If you are going to summarize like that, we really need to see what reports come from the field.]
* I don't really follow the driver/device dance there. [I don't really follow the intricate driver/device arguments there.]
* Going out on a limb a bit, I believe that this memory leak probably maps to the changes made by Ray. [Just a guess on my part, I believe that this memory leak probably maps to the changes made by Ray.]
* That time slot would be more palatable across the board. [That time slot would be more appropriate for all concerned.]
* Bridges will be crossed when we are there. [We'll do what we have to do when we are there.]