Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II: | List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) a little bird told me | (I) in close intimacy | | (B) warts and all | (II) making no attempts to hide defect | | (C) Aunt Sally | (III) a scapegoat or an easy target to blame | | (D) cheek by jowl | (IV) something conveyed by a secret source | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Option 1: (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

Option 3: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Option 4: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

The answer is '(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)'. View full solution:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) get into the swing of things	(I) follow the wrong course of action
(B) bark up the wrong tree	(II) to fit into the rhythm of things
(C) build something on sand	(III) expose someone's deceitful or illegal schemes
(D) blow the whistle on someone	(IV) to try to establish something without enough support

LIST-I (Sentences)		LIST-II (Idioms)
A. The idea of installing solar panels in all apartments was like ______ for the President of RWA of Green Housing Society.	I.	a bee in one's bonnet
B. Mary died of grief as she was ______ owing to the tragic loss of her family members in a road accident.	II.	a storm in a teacup
C. The house was ______ as there had been no one to take care of it for ten years.	III.	cut to the quick
D. There was ______ when it was decided to use white tiles instead of beige ones for the floor.	IV.	in shambles

CUET English 2026 12th May Shift 1 PYQs

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