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

CUET English 2025 21 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

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(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) To make a clean breast of	(I) to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted.
(B) To be at loggerheads with someone	(II) to hide or ignore a problem or an issue
(C) To sweep something under the carpet	(III) To oppose or resist something firmly
(D) To set one's face against	(IV) To openly confess and admit to something
(E) To make a clean sweep	(V) To quarrel or disagree strongly

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CUET English 2025 21 May Shift 1 PYQs