Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II
| List-I (Idioms) | List-II (Meanings) |
| (A) Eat one's words | (I) Straightforward |
| (B) Fair and square | (II) Expressionless |
| (C) Play with fire | (III) Admit one's mistakes humbly |
| (D) Poker-faced | (IV) To do something dangerous |
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. Eat one's words | III. Admit one's mistakes humbly | To admit that what one said was wrong, usually after events have proved it wrong. | He said our team would lose, but he had to eat his words. |
| B. Fair and square | I. Straightforward | Honestly and according to the rules, without any cheating. | She won the match fair and square. |
| C. Play with fire | IV. To do something dangerous | To take a foolish and dangerous risk, as a child does who plays with fire. | Driving fast on a wet road is playing with fire. |
| D. Poker-faced | II. Expressionless | Showing no feeling on one's face. It comes from the card game poker, where players hide their feelings so that others cannot guess their cards. | He listened to the bad news poker-faced. |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eat one's words | 25-05 S1 | – | – | 13-06 S3 18-06 S2 | – |
| fair and square | – | – | – | 07-06 S2 | – |