1. Over the moon 欣喜若狂
Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.

2. Get a move on 赶快
Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.

3. Get the picture 了解某事
Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.

4. Be out of pocket 花光了钱的
Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.

5. Keep somebody posted 传达消息
Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.

6. On a shoestring 生活拮据
Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.

7.the apple of one's eye掌上明珠
Example: May is the apple of her father's eye.梅是她父亲的掌上明珠。

8.the Big Apple纽约城
Example: The little girl is from the Big Apple.这个女孩来自于纽约城。

9.top banana大老板
Example: Who's your top banana?谁是你们的老板？

10.a lemon没有价值的商品
Example: That car is a lemon.那辆小汽车不值钱。

来源：英语角