CUET English 2025 23 May Shift 1 PYQs

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

List-I	List-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

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) By the time he was 34, he had learnt_______ of the jewellery business.	(I) rooted in
(B) They've started selling home-made pickles, and the money is just_____	(II) take root
(C) The idea of starting up his own library began to_____.	(III) the ropes
(D) His difficulties are ____his lack of education.	(IV) rolling in

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Match the idioms given in List–I with the underlined part of the sentences given in List–II

List–I (Idioms)	List–II (Sentences)
(A) turned over a new leaf	(I) This unexpected new difficulty roused me to do my best.
(B) set his face against	(II) It is a matter of gratification that he changed for the better.
(C) put me on my mettle	(III) It is pointless to worry about the result before it's declared.
(D) to meet trouble half-way	(IV) As a social reformer, he sternly opposed child labour.

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