A - I
Cliche	Real world meaning-
Go the extra mile	to 'stretch the envelope'
Ball Park	to approximate
In the zone	to have the same 'ethos'
Ethos	to be in the zone whilst getting your ducks in a row with a hymn book
Game plan	to prepare / organise
At the end of the day	used often but adds nothing to any sentence it is used in
Focus	to barely concentrate
I won't go into 'solution mode' just yet	I have no solution
Escalate to the grown ups	Escalate: to inform a higher graded person / Grown Ups: the higher graded people
Finger in the pie	Involvement
Bare bones	Not much detail
Flesh out	Get more detail
ASAP	As soon as possible (or a sap)
Indicitive	No one knows what this means even if when they say it but it sounds nice
Damage Limitation	I've bolloxed this up and need to hide the truth
Cross Fertilisation	To benefit more than one person/team
Exponential interest syndrome	Email us if you know what this means
Haste makes waste	Slow down!
If you had time to do it twice, you had time to do it right the first time	Patronising
Attrition	Opposite view / bad feeling
Adding value	Useful (for once)
Frontline	Customer dealing people
End Goal	Ideal result
Generic	General
Contiguous	Continuous with a 'g'
Could not see the wood for the trees	Duh! Trees are made of wood
Eggs in one basket	Don't rely on one solution
Cover it off	Agreement from someone more important
Caveat	Condition
Cast the net	Speak to people
Broaden our horizons	See 'the bigger picture'
Hit the ground running	Don't bother thinking first
Don't beat around the bush	Speak your mind- wimp!
Fallback position	When it all goes wrong this is where you will be
Back on track	Going right
Evolutionary not revolutionary	Cautious change
Internal barriers	Corporate politics
Building blocks	Parts of a project/product
Going forward	Moving on
Dovetail	To expand rapidly
Interface	Communicate
Buy in	Agreement
Cover all of the bases	Get agreement from all
Holistic view	A view that is holistic (any ideas??)
Flesh out	Get more detail
Duck out	No bottle
Broad spectrum	Covers a wide area
Integration	Involve / tie together
Feasability	Will it work?
End/close of play	Finish
Fight the tide	To argue your point against others
Deliniate	Not a clue what this means
Directive	Instruction
Can't change the tiger's stripes	Impossible to alter
Fire up the chain	Pass to someone higher
Cooking on gas	Stupid American phrase
Fall down the cracks	Gets lost
Demonstably	Demonstrating- ably?
Eyeballs on the screen	Concentrate
Cashcow	Money maker
Buy in	Agreement
All hands to the pumps	Everyone to help out
Building blocks	Parts of a project/product
Information flow	Delivery of information (method)