CUET English - Choose the correct idiom to fill in the blank: Despite losing the match, he told himself to ______ and try again next time. | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 2 June Shift 2

Vocabulary

Medium

break the ice

keep a stiff upper lip

turn a blind eye

spill the beans

✅ Correct Option: 2

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2 June Shift 1

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

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) An apple a day keeps the doctor away	(I) Take advantage of opportunities.
(B) When in Rome, do as the Romans do.	(II) Other people's situations seem better than your own
(C) Make hay while the sun shines.	(III) Taking care of health prevents illness.
(D) The grass is always greener on the other side.	(IV) Adapt to local customs and practices.

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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

22 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
Idiom	Meaning
(A) Off the top of one's head	(I) to pretend to agree with
(B) Take issue with	(II) to remain calm and sensible
(C) Pay lip service to	(III) without much thought about correctness
(D) Keep one's head	(IV) to disagree with

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CUET English 2025 2 June Shift 2 PYQs