CUET English - Match the idioms /proverbs given in LIST-I with their meanings given in LIST-II | LIST-I (Idiom/Proverb) | LIST-II (Meaning) | |---|---| | A. As clear as mud | I. Cease activity for the rest of the day | | B. Wet behind the ears | II. Make wrong assumptions about something | | C. Call it a day | III. To be very young and inexperienced | | D. Bark up the wrong tree | IV. Impossible to understand | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 31st May Shift 1

Vocabulary

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

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16 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II

List-I	List-II
Sentences	Idioms
(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai.	(I) jumped the gun
(B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book.	(II) the big guns
(C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced.	(III) great guns
(D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals.	(IV) gunning for

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3 June Shift 1

Match the underlined and highlighted segments in List-I with the corresponding idioms in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I think there's a reason she's not telling us about that letter she sent to the boss.	(I) at the receiving end
(B) She's an awful boss to work for. The employees have to do what she wants whenever she wants, eight hours a day, seven days a week.	(II) hidden agenda
(C) He has had to take a lot of criticism from the press in recent weeks.	(III) left to my own device
(D) I don't want someone telling me what to do all the time. I'd rather be allowed to make my own decisions about how to do things.	(IV) at someone's beck and call

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14 May Shift 2

Complete the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I __________when they rang up out of the blue and offered me a job.	(I) was dead on my feet
(B) After a whole day of sightseeing in London, I__________.	(II) was at the end of my tether
(C) I __________when the children's mother arrived home. I would have lost my temper if it had been on my own any longer.	(III) was at a complete loss for words
(D) I'll just have to __________ and hope no one sees I am upset.	(IV) put a brave face to it

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CUET English 2026 31st May Shift 1 PYQs