CUET English - Which of the following idioms are correct in meaning? (A). Pay off old scores means to pay the amount back. (B). Pass the buck means shirk responsibility. (C). Plough the sands means to work hard. (D). Play ducks and drakes means to squander money. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 26th May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

(A) and (B) only

(B) and (D) only

(B) and (C) only

(A), (B) and (D) only

✅ Correct Option: 2

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Find the correct meaning for the underlined Idiom.

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(A) unanimously

(B) unconsciously

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

List I (Idioms)	List II (Meanings)
(A) In a brown study	(I) An offer of peace
(B) Swan song	(II) Lost in his thoughts
(C) An olive branch	(III) To suffer for one's foolish conduct
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Match the idioms given in List I with the appropriate meanings given in List-II

List I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Bird's eye view	(I) search with no hope of success.
(B) A wild goose chase	(II) to stop doing something.
(C) Lay hands on	(III) a general view of something.
(D) To call it a day.	(IV) get possession of

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CUET English 2026 26th May Shift 1 PYQs