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Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2023 1 June Shift 1

Idioms

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

Easy

Pick the suitable option which gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom :

Sanya kept blowing her own trumpet throughout the party.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Blowing one's own trumpet is an idiom meaning to boast or praise oneself. It has nothing to do with actual music or irritation. Hence praising herself is the correct meaning.

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List-IList-II
(Phrases)(Meanings)
(A) Bad mouth(I) Softening the expression
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Match the Idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Idioms)List-II (Meanings)
(A) Off and on(I) A close relative
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2025: 24 May Shift 1

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

List-IList-II
(Proverbs)(Meanings)
(A) A hungry man is an angry man(I) You cannot enjoy two contradictory benefits
(B) You can't have your cake and eat it too(II) Someone deprived of necessities can't be placated
(C) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link(III) The real test of something is how it works in practice
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