English with an American Corporate Accent - 032

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.

* If we have these common functions available, the drivers won't have to do the heavy lifting. [If we have these common functions available, the drivers won't have to do much work.]
* That would be in a single wad for the roll-out. [That would be in a single collection for the roll-out.]
* This is really a real estate issue.  Can we try to pare that down? [This is really a real estate issue.  Can we try minimize that size?]
* I hate to sound like a broken record on this issue. [I hate to repeat this again on this issue.]
* There are a lot of moving pieces in the test area. [There are a lot of changing components in the test area.]
* There's some wiggle room for this project, since it is using a subset of the upper level protocols. [There's some flexibility for this project, since it is using a subset of the upper level protocols.]
* There is already an entry in the plan. We just need to flesh it out or have a pointer for it. [There is already an entry in the plan.  We just need to fill in the details or have a reference pointer for it.]
* That performance enhancement is like to boil the ocean with a few burners. [That performance enhancement is doing very little to the whole thing.]
* John, let me pick your brains on that new idea. [John, let me ask your opinions on that new idea.]
* This will help us as a team to hone in on what configurations will be valid. [This will help us as a team to focus on what configurations will be valid.]
* You are blazing new trails for the team. [Your are trying out new processes for the team.]