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Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2023 22 June Shift 1

Idioms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2023 22 June Shift 1

Easy

Choose the appropriate idiom to replace the underlined part of sentence.

He has taken his loss so seriously that he fell sick.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

To take something to heart means to be deeply affected by it emotionally, which matches taking a loss so seriously that one falls sick. The other idioms do not fit the context.

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2025: 16 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II

List-IList-II
SentencesIdioms
(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai.(I) jumped the gun
(B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book.(II) the big guns
(C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced.(III) great guns
(D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals.(IV) gunning for

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
  2. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
  3. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
  4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Select the sentence from the given options that has used the correct idiomatic expressions of color :-

2025: 27 May Shift 1

Complete the idioms given in List-I with their second part given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Idiom's first part)(Idiom's second part)
(A) To hit the nail--(I) to injury
(B) To add insult--(II) before the horse
(C) To put the cart--(III) in the air
(D) To build castles--(IV) on the head

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 18 May Shift 2

Choose the meaning which best suits the proverb:

Nothing ventured nothing gained

2026: 14 May Shift 1

Choose the correct idiom to replace the underlined phrase in the following sentence:

Prakhar is obsessed with sustainable living. He is always lecturing someone or another about the benefits of composting and waste management.

A. has a chip on his shoulder about

B. has wind in his sails about

C. has a bee in his bonnet about

D. has a bun in the oven about

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 2 June Shift 1

Match the proverbs in List-I with the proverbs opposite in meaning in List-II:**

List-I (Proverbs)List-II (Opposite Proverbs)
(A) Many hands make work light.(I) He who hesitates is lost.
(B) Look before you leap.(II) Actions speak louder than words.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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