CUET English - 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 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 3 June Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 4

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

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) At the drop of a hat	(I) Very rarely
(B) Cost an arm and a leg	(II) Immediately, without hesitation
(C) Let the cat out of the bag	(III) Very expensive
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21 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) take the bull by the horns	(i) to produce great applause or laughter
(B) play the devil's advocate	(II) to take great trouble to do something
(C) bring the house down	(III) confront the challenge with determination
(D) bend over backwards	(IV) argue the opposing viewpoint just to spark a debate

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Choose the appropriate proverb to complete the sentence:

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CUET English 2025 3 June Shift 1 PYQs