Match List – I with List – II.
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List - I (Idioms) |
List - II (Meanings) |
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(A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
(I) To wish good luck |
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(B) Break a leg |
(II) To deceive someone |
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(C) Pull a fast one |
(III) To be able to handle a job |
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(D) Cut the mustard |
(IV) Different people have different opinions |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder | (IV) Different people have different opinions | What one person finds beautiful another may not: judgements of beauty differ from person to person. | She loves that old car; well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| (B) Break a leg | (I) To wish good luck | Break a leg is a way of wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance. | "Break a leg!" the director told the actors before the show. |
| (C) Pull a fast one | (II) To deceive someone | To pull a fast one is to trick or cheat someone. | The shopkeeper tried to pull a fast one by giving me less change. |
| (D) Cut the mustard | (III) To be able to handle a job | To cut the mustard is to be good enough to do what is needed. | The new player did not cut the mustard and was dropped. |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| beauty is in the eye of the beholder | 30-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |
| break a leg | – | – | – | 18-06 S1 | – |
| cut the mustard | – | – | – | 11-06 S1 | – |