List of top English Questions on Idioms asked in CUET (UG)

Match the idioms in List-I with the meanings in List-II:

Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings in List-II

List-I (Idiom)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) To cool one’s heels	(I) with great difficulty
(B) To bury the hatchet	(IV) to forget the enmity
(C) By the skin of his teeth	(I) with great difficulty
(D) To meet one’s Waterloo	(II) one’s final defeat

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Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II :

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Match List - I with List - II.

List - I		List - II
(A)	apple of one's eye	(I)	all of a sudden
(B)	to be all ears	(II)	Not able to hear well
(C)	out of the blue	(III)	loved clearly
(D)	hard of hearing	(IV)	to be very attentive

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From the given options, choose the one that rightly explains the following idiom :
\(\text{\underline{To call a spade a spade}}\)
(A) to speak redely
(B) to speak directly
(C) to speak diplomatically
(D) to speak frankly
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Choose the sentence with the correct use of the idiom/phrase from the given list:

Choose the appropriate idiom to replace the underlined part of sentence.
He has taken his loss so seriously that he fell sick.

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom.The fire brigade ______ the fire.
(A) put on
(B) put up
(C) put out
(D) put in
(E) put of
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From the given options, select the one which most correctly explains the given expression: "To smell a rat"

From the given options, select the one which most correctly explains the given expression: "To take a leap in the dark"