Match the idioms/proverbs given in List-I with their meanings in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Lost in the clouds | (I) Ruined | | (B) Go to the dogs | (II) Confused | | (C) A fly in the ointment | (III) Share the cost | | (D) To go Dutch | (IV) Something trifling that mars the whole | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Question

Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) There was a ______ as the children fetched their colours.	(I) a flicker of emotion
(B) The company's figures are beginning to offer a______ for the future.	(II) touch of sadness
(C) I didn't detect even a ______ in his cold eyes.	(III) glimmer of hope
(D) There was a ______ in her voice as she told us the tragic news.	(IV) flurry of activity

CUET English 2026 20th May Shift 1 PYQs

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