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CUET English 2026 PYQs26 May Shift 1. Free, no login required.

Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2026 26 May Shift 1

Idioms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2026 26 May Shift 1

Easy

Choose the most appropriate option for the correct meaning of the following phrase:

Don't upset the apple cart by opting out of the project.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

To upset the apple cart means to spoil a carefully arranged plan or arrangement. Opting out of the project would ruin the organised plan, so option 3 gives the correct meaning; the others are literal or unrelated readings.

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Which of the following provides the correct meaning of the underlined idiom?

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2025: 26 May Shift 1

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

List-I (Idioms)List-II (Meanings)
(A) To get the short end of the stick(I) To quarrel or disagree strongly
(B) To be at loggerheads with someone(II) to have no effect on someone's opinion or decision
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Choose the correct Idiom from the options given to complete the sentence :

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2023: 30 May Shift 3

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2025: 19 May Shift 2

Select the correct idiom to fill in the blank in the following sentence: We were talking ______ I was talking about the exams, and you thought I meant the course as a whole.

2025: 3 June Shift 2

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

List-I
(Sentences)		List-II
(Idioms)
(A) The police came to the scene ______ to avoid embarrassment.(I) from hand to mouth
(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ______ and can hardly make ends meet.(II) smell a rat
(C) Rohit is a bit ______, you have to explain things to him several times.(III) in the nick of time
(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ______ in his behaviour.(IV) slow on the uptake

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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