CUET English - Match the Idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List-II | List I (Idioms) | List II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) One's Achilles' heel | (I) To make peace | | (B) Bury the hatchet | (II) Unprofitable possession | | (C) White elephant | (III) Raise controversy | | (D) Hornet's nest | (IV) A weak point | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 24th May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Easy

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 2

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19 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the correct idioms given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) By the time he was 34, he had learnt_______ of the jewellery business.	(I) rooted in
(B) They've started selling home-made pickles, and the money is just_____	(II) take root
(C) The idea of starting up his own library began to_____.	(III) the ropes
(D) His difficulties are ____his lack of education.	(IV) rolling in

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15 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with appropriate idioms from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) You are in a situation where you will need to__________ to stop the rival team from scoring another goal.	(I) work your fingers to the bone
(B) You need to __________ to be able to crack the competitive exam.	(II) have green fingers
(C) Oh, he's__________. He is anxious for all three schemes to do well.	(III) cling by your fingertips
(D) I am sure you __________. Your garden is beautiful.	(IV) got a finger in every pie

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2 June Shift 1

Match the proverbs in List-I with the proverbs opposite in meaning in List-II:**

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Opposite Proverbs)
(A) Many hands make work light.	(I) He who hesitates is lost.
(B) Look before you leap.	(II) Actions speak louder than words.
(C) Out of sight, out of mind.	(III) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
(D) The pen is mightier than the sword.	(IV) Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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CUET English 2026 24th May Shift 1 PYQs