Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence: The workers _________to keep the factory running. Option 1: lived like fighting cocks Option 2: became tough nuts Option 3: put their shoulder to the wheel Option 4: faced the music

The answer is 'put their shoulder to the wheel'. View full solution:

CUET English - Choose the correct option to complete the given sentence: The workers _________to keep the factory running. | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 7th June Shift 2

Vocabulary

Easy

lived like fighting cocks

became tough nuts

put their shoulder to the wheel

faced the music

✅ Correct Option: 3

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