CUET English - ### 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. | **Choose the correct answer from the options given below:** | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 27 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) wear one's heart on one's sleeve	(I) attack an opponent in a bold and direct fashion
(B) to sell someone down the river	(II) to talk boastfully or irresponsibly
(C) talk through one's head	(III) be completely frank and hide nothing from others
(D) to take the bull by horns	(IV) to betray someone

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CUET English 2025 27 May Shift 1 PYQs