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Idioms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2025 16 May Shift 1

Medium

Match the idioms in List-I with their meaning in List-II

List-IList-II
Idioms(Meanings)
(A) to be in hot water(I) to become angry or upset unexpectedly
(B) to gild the lily(II) to hide or ignore an issue or problem
(C) to fly off the handle(III) to over-embellish
(D) to sweep something under the rug(IV) to be in a difficult or tricky situation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)
  2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
  3. (A) - (III), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
  4. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) to be in hot water → means to be in trouble or a difficult situation → matches with (IV)

(B) to gild the lily → means to add unnecessary decoration to something already beautiful, i.e., to over-embellish → matches with (III)

(C) to fly off the handle → means to suddenly lose one's temper or become angry unexpectedly → matches with (I)

(D) to sweep something under the rug → means to hide or conceal a problem rather than addressing it → matches with (II)

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) → This correctly matches all four idioms with their precise meanings, demonstrating accurate understanding of these common English expressions → correct

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2026: 12 May Shift 2

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

List-IList-II
(A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions(I) doing many things at a time
(B) Even Homer sometimes nods(II) being optimistic is man's nature
(C) Have too many irons in the fire(III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time
(D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast(IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 2 June Shift 2

Fill in the phrases given in List-I in the blanks given in the List-II:

List-IList-II
(Phrases)(Sentences)
(A) by dint of(I) ______ avoid litigation, he accepted the settlement money offered to him.
(B) In order to(II) Fighting______his country in the war, he achieved martyrdom.
(C) On behalf of(III) Radha succeeded _____ perseverance and hard work.
(D) In lieu of(IV) Sameer accepted the car ________ his claimed money.

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2025: 24 May Shift 2

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

List-IList-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

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
  2. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
  3. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
  4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

2023: 22 June Shift 1

Choose the appropriate idiom to replace the underlined part of sentence.

He has taken his loss so seriously that he fell sick.

2023: 7 June Shift 2

Find the correct meaning for the underlined Idiom.

The proposal was rejected with one voice.

(A) unanimously

(B) unconsciously

(C) shouted

(D) with lot of noise

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2025: 30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the following idiom from the options given below:

'To meet one's waterloo'

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