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CUET English 2022 PYQs16 July Shift 1. Free, no login required.

Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2022 16 July Shift 1

Idioms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2022 16 July Shift 1

Medium

The meaning of the underlined part is:

It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The idiom 'put a spoke in someone's wheel' means to obstruct or hinder the execution of a plan. It does not refer to causing an accident, helping, or drawing a new plan. So the correct meaning is thwarted the execution of the plan.

Related questions:

2025: 20 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with suitable idioms in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Idioms)
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(A) He wants a superior post not to serve people but to(I) add fuel to the fire
(B) The arrest of the Union head only served to(II) cut no ice.
(C) He is a miser. To seek donations from him is to(III) feather his own nest
(D) She pleaded that she was not guilty but her appeals(IV) flog a dead horse

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 25 May Shift 1

Match the idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II:-

LIST-I (Idioms)LIST-II (Meanings)
A. To eat humble pieI. Quite worthless
B. Not worth one's saltII. To apologize
C. To eat one's wordsIII. Not to pay attention
D. Turn a deaf earIV. Retract your statements

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 31 May Shift 1

Match the proverbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II

List-IList-II
(Proverbs)(Meanings)
(A) At the drop of a hat(I) Very rarely
(B) Cost an arm and a leg(II) Immediately, without hesitation
(C) Let the cat out of the bag(III) Very expensive
(D) Once in a blue moon(IV) Reveal a secret

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Choose the correct option as the meaning of the given proverb:-

Handsome is as handsome does.

2025: 19 May Shift 2

Select the correct idiom to fill in the blank in the following sentence: We were talking ______ I was talking about the exams, and you thought I meant the course as a whole.

2023: 1 June Shift 3

Find the correct meaning for the underlined idiom. Choose the appropriate answer from below : -

The thief was beaten black and blue by the people. To beat black and blue means - To beat _______.

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