Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II: | List-I
(Sentences) | List-II
(Idioms) | | --- | --- | | (A) The police came to the scene ______ to avoid embarrassment. | (I) from hand to mouth | | (B) There is still a large population in the country who live ______ and can hardly make ends meet. | (II) smell a rat | | (C) Rohit is a bit ______, you have to explain things to him several times. | (III) in the nick of time | | (D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ______ in his behaviour. | (IV) slow on the uptake | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II: | List-I
(Sentences) | List-II
(Idioms) | | --- | --- | | (A) The police came to the scene ______ to avoid embarrassment. | (I) from hand to mouth | | (B) There is still a large population in the country who live ______ and can hardly make ends meet. | (II) smell a rat | | (C) Rohit is a bit ______, you have to explain things to him several times. | (III) in the nick of time | | (D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ______ in his behaviour. | (IV) slow on the uptake | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Option 1: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV) Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) Option 3: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III) Option 4: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

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The answer is '(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)'. View full solution:

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

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A). What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander	(I). Tastes differ. What one person likes, the other might dislike
(B).Second thoughts are best	(II). What is acceptable for one person should be acceptable for another person in a similar situation.
(C). Little things please little minds	(III).It is best to reconsider a decision before acting impulsively
(D). One man's meat is another man's poison.	(IV). People who aren't very clever are easily pleased or amused.

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A blessing in disguise	(I) Do without delay, often without good reason
(B) Jump on the bandwagon	(II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem
(C) Barking up the wrong tree	(III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful
(D) At the drop of a hat	(IV) Pursuing a course of action that s wrongly directed

CUET English 2025 3 June Shift 2 PYQs

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