46 Be out of pocket 花光了钱的

To be without money

Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.

47 Keep somebody posted 传达消息

To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.

Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.

48 In the long run 最终, 最后

Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.

49 On a shoestring¹ 生活拮据

In a thrifty² manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.

50 Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索

To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.