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

Vocabulary

Idioms

Easy

For the given sentence, four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence:-

We should give a wide berth to bad characters

Keep away from

Become friendly

Take them to the park

Should sympathise with

✅ Correct Option: 1

The idiom 'give a wide berth to' means to stay well away from someone or something, usually to avoid trouble. So with bad characters, it means to keep away from them.

2023: 23 June Shift 3

List - I	List - II
(A) Under a cloud	(I) Peaceful period
(B) Moot point	(II) A concise view
(C) Halcyon days	(III) In a suspicious position
(D) Bird's eye view	(IV) Debatable or undecided

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2026: 19 May Shift 1

Which of the following sentences show the correct use of idioms:

(A) Don't try and cut corners. Your product will be rejected.

(B) Ram and Mohan fought over something but now they have decided to burn the candle at both ends.

(C) The teacher's presence at the end-of-term party was like a wild goose chase.

(D) The young man was too green not to be cheated by his shrewd employer.

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2022: 20 Aug Shift 1

Match the expression in List I with its meaning in List II

List A	List B
A. Once in a blue moon	I. To transform oneself into a better person
B. To turn over a new leaf	II. Probable
C. On the cards	III. On rare occasions
D. To plough the sand	IV. To work in vain

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2026: 31 May Shift 1

Choose the option which best describes the expression: Banana Republic.

2025: 2 June Shift 2

Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in the List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Phrases)	(Meanings)
(A) Bad mouth	(I) Softening the expression
(B) In the soup	(II) Straight forward talking
(C) Call a spade a spade	(III) In trouble
(D) Sugar coating	(IV) Insult and criticise

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2025: 15 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse	(I) Bad actions have worse consequences.
(B) First catch your hare	(II) No point worrying about something before it actually happens
(C) Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind	(III) A slight hint is enough to make someone understand what you mean
(D) Don't meet trouble halfway	(IV) No point in planning what you are going to do with something until you actually have it

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