List of top English Questions on Phrase or Idiom Meaning asked in CUET (UG)

Choose the meaning of the idiom run down.

"On tenterhooks" means:

No one can hope to get away with such a big crime, "Get away with" means:

Given below are four sentences. Pick the option that gives the correct order.
A. She was a busy person and had no time to visit her mother.
B. It was Mothers' Day.
C. She thought her mother would be pleased to receive the flowers.
D. A woman stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be sent to her mother.

She was so exhausted by the grueling schedule that she felt ready to __ under the sheer pressure.

Hobson’s choice means:

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II

LIST I Foreign words		LIST II Meaning
A	exempli gratia	I	Connection
B	nexus	II	Shortcoming
C	Literati	III	for example
D	Lacuna	IV	Literary persons

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Rearrange the phrases to make a meaningful sentence.
A. As I had agreed to keep quiet 
B. I did not like his 
C. But I had no alternative 
D. Comments on my paper 
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Match LIST I with LIST II

LIST I		LIST II
A	Call on	I	Suspend
B	Call off	II	Demand
C	Cast off	III	Remove
D	Call for	IV	Visit a person

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Choose the right word as the substitute for "A place where birds are kept." :

Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the foreign word:
"GRATIS"

The idiom 'To be thick in the head' means:

Match the following Idioms in List I with their meanings in List II:

LIST I  Idioms		LIST II  Meaning
A	Hit the nail on the head	I	Make peace
B	Smell a rat	II	Hypocrite
C	Bury the hatchet	III	Do exactly the right thing
D	A wolf in sheep's clothing	IV	Suspect something

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Choose the correct option for the meaning of the foreign word - "RENDEZVOUS"

Find the correct meaning for the underlined Idiom.
The proposal was rejected with one voice. 

Match the phrases in List - I with their meanings in List - II

LIST I (Phrases)		LIST II  (Meaning)
A	Break into	I	in search of
B	Cut down	II	wear
C	Look out for	III	enter by force
D	Put on	IV	reduce

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Mark the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
"He is as hard as a nail, never moved by anything.." 

From the options given below, select the one closest in meaning to 'Agile' :