Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II | List-I (Idiom) | List-II (Meaning) | |---|---| | (A) Eke out | (I) tendency to delay decisions | | (B) Fabian policy | (II) in disorder | | (C) Hobson's choice | (III) no alternative | | (D) At sixes and sevens | (IV) consuming it frugally to make it last longer | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

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

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

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A damp squib	(i) Ordinary members of an organization, not the leaders
(B) Above board	(ii) Joys and sorrows of life
(C) Rank and file	(iii) Complete failure
(D) Weal and woe	(iv) Honest and legal

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

CUET English 2026 18th May Shift 1 PYQs

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