CUET English - Match the proverbs in List-I with the meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-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 | | (D) The proof of the pudding is in the eating | (IV) A team or system depends on its weakest part | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Easy

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 4

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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16 May Shift 1

Which idiom best describes the postmaster's feelings towards the city?

21 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A damp squib	(i) Ordinary members of an organization, not the leaders
(B) Above board	(ii) Joys and sorrows of life
(C) Rank and file	(iii) Complete failure
(D) Weal and woe	(iv) Honest and legal

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CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1 PYQs