Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings in List-II:-
| List-I Idioms | List-II Meaning |
|---|---|
| (A) bandy words | (I) to wrangle or to argue |
| (B) fish in troubled waters | (II) to support or defend |
| (C) meet one’s Waterloo | (III) to take advantage of the troubles of others |
| (D) take up the cudgels | (IV) to face final defeat |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) bandy words | (I) to wrangle or to argue | To bandy words is to exchange angry words, to quarrel. | I refused to bandy words with the rude shopkeeper. |
| (B) fish in troubled waters | (III) to take advantage of the troubles of others | To fish in troubled waters is to gain from a confused or difficult situation, as a fisherman makes a catch in stirred-up water. | Black marketeers fish in troubled waters during every shortage. |
| (C) meet one’s Waterloo | (IV) to face final defeat | To meet one’s Waterloo is to suffer a final, decisive defeat, as Napoleon did at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. | The unbeaten champion finally met his Waterloo in the final. |
| (D) take up the cudgels | (II) to support or defend | To take up the cudgels for someone is to fight hard in support or defence of a person or a cause (a cudgel is a thick stick). | The lawyer took up the cudgels for the evicted families. |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meet one's waterloo | 30-05 S1 | – | – | – | – |