to get out from under

to get out from under: to restore one's financial security, to resolve a difficult financial obligation

• After years of struggling to get ahead, the young couple finally got out from under their debts.
• The ailing company, succeeding in obtaining the necessary cash, was able get out from under its financial burdens.

by all means

by all means: certainly, definitely, naturally (also: of course)

• If the Johnsons invite us for dinner, then by all means we have to return the invitation. Of course, we don't have to invite their children, too.

to be a far cry from

to be a far cry from: to be very different from

• I enjoyed visiting Seattle, but it was a far cry from the ideal vacation spot I expected.
• Ned is enjoying his new job, but his responsibilities are a far cry from what he was told they would be.

to ask for

to ask for: to deserve, to receive a just punishment (also: to bring upon oneself)

• If you drink alcohol and then drive a car, you're only asking for trouble.
• Don't complain about your cut in salary. You asked for it by refusing to heed our repeated warnings not to be late and inefficient.

to be in over one's head

to be in over one's head: to be very busy, to have too much to do (also: to be up to one's ears); to be beyond one's ability to understand

For the second definition the preposition in is not used.

• Huda is in over her head this semester. She is taking four classes, and she is up to her ears in assignments.
• It was impossible for the tutor to get through to Bill about the physics problem because the subject matter was over Bill's head.

to keep one's word

to keep one's word: to fulfill a promise, to be responsible

An idiom with the opposite meaning is to break one's word.

• Suzanne kept her word to me not to let on to others that I intend to step down next month.
• Thomas always intends to keep his word, but invariably the end result is that he breaks his word. He just isn't capable of being a responsible person.

to get through to

to get through to: to communicate with, to make someone understand (also: to break through to)

• Some of the students in my reading class understand English so poorly that it is difficult to get through to them.
• The doctors have never succeeded in breaking through to Mr.Ames, who is a silent and secretive patient.

to dish out

to dish out: to distribute in large quantity (S); to speak of others in a critical manner (S)

• Mary's mom dished out two or three coops of ice cream for each child at the birthday party.
• Larry can't seem to take any criticism of his actions but he certainly likes to dish it out.

to land on one's feet

to land on one's feet: to recover safely from an unpleasant or dangerous situation (also: to get back on one's feet)

• After a series of personal and professional difficulties, it's amazing that George has landed on his feet so quickly.
• Some young adults get into so much trouble at school that they are never able to get back on their feet again. They drop out before graduating.

to keep one's fingers crossed

to keep one's fingers crossed: to hope to have good results, to hope that nothing bad will happen

This idiom reflects the way people cross their fingers to hope for good luck.

• Let's keep our fingers crossed that we got passing grades on the college entrance exam.
• Jerry kept her fingers crossed that the good weather would hold up for the picnic she was planning for the coming weekend.