CUET English 2025 29 May Shift 1 PYQs

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

List-I	List-II
(Phrasal Verbs)	(Meanings)
(A) apple of someone's eye	(I) make an unenthusiastic attempt
(B) put all your eggs in one basket	(II) a person greatly loved by someone
(C) go through the motions	(III) to admire greatly and be influenced by someone
(D) sit at someone's feet	(IV) depend entirely on the success of one plan

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) beard the lion in his den	(I) to keep away poverty or hunger
(B) an axe to grind	(II) be badly frightened or surprised
(C) keep the wolf from the door	(III) to confront a dangerous person boldly and openly
(D) jump out of one's skin	(IV) have a personal or selfish reason for being involved in something

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1. (A) - (IV, (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
2. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
3. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)