Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II
| LIST-I | LIST-II | ||
| A. | Rule the roost | I. | young and not much experience of life |
| B. | Salad days | II. | perfectly contented with your situation |
| C. | The salt of the earth | III. | be in complete control |
| D. | Happy as a sandboy | IV. | a person of great kindness, reliability, or honesty. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Rule the roost | III. be in complete control | To be the person in charge who makes all the decisions. | In our house, my grandmother rules the roost. |
| B. Salad days | I. young and not much experience of life | From Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" ("My salad days, when I was green in judgment"): one's youth, when one was young and inexperienced. | In his salad days, he wanted to become a film star. |
| C. The salt of the earth | IV. a person of great kindness, reliability, or honesty | From the Bible (the Sermon on the Mount): a good, honest and dependable person, as valuable as salt. | Our neighbours are the salt of the earth; they help everyone. |
| D. Happy as a sandboy | II. perfectly contented with your situation | Very happy and fully satisfied with what one has. | Give him a book and he is as happy as a sandboy. |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rule the roost | 29-05 S2 | – | – | 30-05 S2 | – |