This document defines and provides examples for common idioms and phrases in English. Some of the idioms explained include "burn the candle at both ends" which means to exhaust oneself by working too much, "barking up the wrong tree" which refers to making a mistaken choice or action, and "bite off more than you can chew" which is taking on too large of a task. Other common sayings summarized are "a dime a dozen" meaning very common, "all ears" when listening intently, and "kick the bucket" as a euphemism for dying.