Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) The road to hell is paved with good intentions | (I) doing many things at a time | | (B) Even Homer sometimes nods | (II) being optimistic is man's nature | | (C) Have too many irons in the fire | (III) the most gifted ones are also not at their best all the time | | (D) Hope springs eternal in the human breast | (IV) to be counted, good thoughts require meaningful action | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

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

	LIST-I (Idioms.)		LIST-II (Meanings)
A.	in a pickle	I.	an easy target
B.	to keep one's shirt on	II.	a shameful secret
C.	a sitting duck	III.	in a difficult situation
D.	a skeleton in the closet	IV.	to keep calm

CUET English 2026 12th May Shift 2 PYQs

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