上岸
shàng'àn
Literally says
to come ashore
Actually means
to finally pass the exam or land the stable job you fought for
When to say it
Originally for passing the brutal civil service or grad school exams after months of grinding, you finally climb out of the water onto land. Now any hard-won stability counts, a job offer, a loan paid off. Tell someone zhù nǐ shàng'àn and it means a lot.
Hear it in the wild
考了三年，终于上岸了。
Kǎo le sān nián, zhōngyú shàng'àn le.
Three years of exams, and I finally made it ashore.
祝你今年顺利上岸。
Zhù nǐ jīnnián shùnlì shàng'àn.
Hope you land it this year.