(1). To follow up (again) with someone who has repeatedly not gotten back to you. The term is usually used in response to your bosses asking for a status update.
“Sure, Jim, I’ll lob in a call to the attorney to see where he is with our documents. Although, I’m starting to think it might have been a bad idea to pay him in advance.”
(1). To explore a topic in more detail, usually during internal training sessions or strategy presentations, mainly to allow the speaker to show off his knowledge on a mundane topic that likely is of interest only to him, and possibly, his boss.