CUET English 2025 29 May Shift 1 PYQs

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) get into the swing of things	(I) follow the wrong course of action
(B) bark up the wrong tree	(II) to fit into the rhythm of things
(C) build something on sand	(III) expose someone's deceitful or illegal schemes
(D) blow the whistle on someone	(IV) to try to establish something without enough support

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Match the underlined and highlighted segments in List-I with the corresponding idioms in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I think there's a reason she's not telling us about that letter she sent to the boss.	(I) at the receiving end
(B) She's an awful boss to work for. The employees have to do what she wants whenever she wants, eight hours a day, seven days a week.	(II) hidden agenda
(C) He has had to take a lot of criticism from the press in recent weeks.	(III) left to my own device
(D) I don't want someone telling me what to do all the time. I'd rather be allowed to make my own decisions about how to do things.	(IV) at someone's beck and call

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

List-1	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Packed like sardines	(I) an attempt to damage someone's reputation
(B) Make oneself scarce	(II) crowded very close together
(C) A smear campaign	(III) something said by mistake
(D) A slip of the tongue	(IV) to run away or stay away

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