Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
His friends expected that he would __________ with a fine.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → get off
Get off (with) means to escape with only a light punishment instead of a heavier one. His friends expected him to receive only a fine and no harsher penalty, so "get off" fits.
Complete sentence: His friends expected that he would get off with a fine.
Example: The driver was lucky to get off with a warning.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: get on — Incorrect. Get on means to have a friendly relationship with someone, or to make progress; it says nothing about punishment.
Example: She gets on well with her neighbours.
Option 3: get under — Incorrect. Get under is used mostly in its literal sense, to move below something; it has no meaning connected with a fine.
Example: The cat got under the bed.
Option 4: get at — Incorrect. Get at means to suggest something indirectly, or to reach something; it does not fit a punishment.
Example: I do not understand what you are getting at.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| get at | – | – | – | 09-06 S2 | – |