CUET English 2025 31 May Shift 1 PYQs

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

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Gift of the gab	(I) To be in someone's favour
(B) Order of the day	(II) The prevailing trend or necessity
(C) In good books	(III) To fight fiercely and determinedly
(D) Tooth and nail	(IV) To possess the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
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(A) To be at loggerheads	(I) To talk in an ambiguous manner
(B) To beat about the bush	(II) To give credit to someone for their good qualities after they have done something wrong
(C) To give the devil his due	(III) To prevent a problem by stopping it as soon as it starts
(D) To nip in the bud	(IV) To disagree strongly

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