Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: A dark horse from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Someone about whom very little is known
A dark horse is a person about whom little is known, and who may surprise everyone by doing well. The idiom comes from horse racing, where a little-known horse sometimes wins against the favourites.
Example: Nobody had heard of her before, but she turned out to be the dark horse of the tournament.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
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| dark horse | – | – | – | 18-06 S1 | – |