CUET English - Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Idioms) | (Meaning) | | (A) To cool one's heels | (I) to forget the enmity | | (B) To bury the hatchet | (II) to wait and rest for some time | | (C) To chew the cud | (III) to make too fine distinctions | | (D) To split hairs | (IV) to talk in an aimless manner | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 4

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3 June Shift 1

Select the idiom that best fits the meaning implied in the given sentence:

During the meeting, her casual and thoughtless remarks deeply annoyed and irritated her colleagues.

3 June Shift 1

Match the sentences in List-I with the suitable proverbs given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Anil invested in high risk ventures and suffered major losses when some of them failed.	(I) He who pays the piper calls the tune
(B) Anuj is convinced that he will top the exam and has already planned a celebration, though there are a few brilliant students who stand a fair chance at topping.	(II) You cannot make bricks without straw.
(C) Mr. Srinivasan is funding the entire project of the over-bridge, and he has asked to see the detailed plans for it, which seems reasonable.	(III) If you play with fire, you get burnt
(D) Advising these poverty-stricken mothers to eat a nutritious diet is unfair as all their money goes into feeding and clothing their children.	(IV) There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

29 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the most appropriate phrases from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) He always ______ at the time of need.	(I) up in
(B) Their idea is still ______ the air.	(II) nail on the head
(C) The team worked ______ to finish the project.	(III) backs out
(D) She hit the ______ with her observation.	(IV) round the clock

CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1 PYQs