Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | Idiom | Meaning | | (A) Off the top of one's head | (I) to pretend to agree with | | (B) Take issue with | (II) to remain calm and sensible | | (C) Pay lip service to | (III) without much thought about correctness | | (D) Keep one's head | (IV) to disagree with | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Option 1: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The answer is '(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)'. View full solution:

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
---	---
(A) No pain, no gains	(I) no single person can do anything
(B) One flower makes no garland	(II) a bad experience makes you wary
(C) Birds of a feather flock together	(III) without putting in effort, one doesn't achieve anything
(D) Once bitten, twice shy	(IV) people with the same intentions stay together

List-1	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Sameer got up and started getting ready for work, not realising that he had retired.	(I) Procrastination is the thief of time.
(B) Aruna got her hair cut very badly at the local hairdresser and vowed never to go there again.	(II) Silence means consent
(C) It is better to complete your assignment today than to keep putting it off and spend time worrying about it.	(III) Once bitten, twice shy
(D) You should have denied the whole thing; now they will think you are guilty.	(IV) Old habits die hard

CUET English 2025 22 May Shift 2 PYQs

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