CUET English - Match the phrases in the List-I with their appropriate meanings in the List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Phrases) | (Meanings) | | (A) Bad mouth | (I) Softening the expression | | (B) In the soup | (II) Straight forward talking | | (C) Call a spade a spade | (III) In trouble | | (D) Sugar coating | (IV) Insult and criticise | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 2 June Shift 2

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

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3 June Shift 2

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Black and blue	(I) Unpleasant fact to be accepted
(B) Blow one's own trumpet	(II) Full of bruises
(C) Ball of fire	(III) To praise oneself
(D) Bitter pill to swallow	(IV) Active and energetic

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20 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) We had to seek the intervention of his wife to ______ after he got into an altercation with the neighbours.	(I) chew the fat
(B) With so many apps launching every day, good mobile games have become ______. It's hard to find one that stands out.	(II) read the riot act
(C) After a long week at work, we planned to ______ with old friends and reminisce about good times over the weekend.	(III) pour oil on troubled waters
(D) The manager had to ______ to the team for their constant delay in submitting the reports warning them that it wouldn't be tolerated anymore.	(IV) a dime a dozen

19 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Bite the bullet	(I) The next move or decision is yours
(B) Fly off the handle	(II) A very small amount compared to the need
(C) The ball is in your court	(III) To take on a difficult challenge
(D) A drop in the ocean	(IV) To lose one's temper suddenly

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CUET English 2025 2 June Shift 2 PYQs