Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II…

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II

LIST-I Idioms	LIST-II Meanings
A. bee's knees	I. an unwanted object of no great use or value
B. a red herring	II. a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad
C. a white elephant	III. something that diverts attention away from the main argument
D. a curate's egg	IV. indisputably the best

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) bee's knees	(IV) indisputably the best	An informal idiom for a person or thing that is excellent, the very best of its kind.	She thinks her new phone is the bee's knees.
(B) a red herring	(III) something that diverts attention away from the main argument	A misleading clue or a distraction; a strong-smelling smoked fish was once said to be dragged across a trail to put hunting dogs off the scent.	The talk about the weather was a red herring to avoid the real question.
(C) a white elephant	(I) an unwanted object of no great use or value	A possession that costs a lot to keep but is of little use; a king of Siam is said to have given white elephants to people he wished to ruin with their upkeep.	The huge stadium became a white elephant after the games ended.
(D) a curate's egg	(II) a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad	From an old cartoon in which a nervous young priest (a curate), served a bad egg at his bishop's table, says that "parts of it are excellent"; hence something partly good and partly bad.	The film was a curate's egg: great songs but a weak story.

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Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II

LIST-I Idioms	LIST-II Meanings
A. bee's knees	I. an unwanted object of no great use or value
B. a red herring	II. a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad
C. a white elephant	III. something that diverts attention away from the main argument
D. a curate's egg	IV. indisputably the best

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) bee's knees	(IV) indisputably the best	An informal idiom for a person or thing that is excellent, the very best of its kind.	She thinks her new phone is the bee's knees.
(B) a red herring	(III) something that diverts attention away from the main argument	A misleading clue or a distraction; a strong-smelling smoked fish was once said to be dragged across a trail to put hunting dogs off the scent.	The talk about the weather was a red herring to avoid the real question.
(C) a white elephant	(I) an unwanted object of no great use or value	A possession that costs a lot to keep but is of little use; a king of Siam is said to have given white elephants to people he wished to ruin with their upkeep.	The huge stadium became a white elephant after the games ended.
(D) a curate's egg	(II) a thing of varying quality, part good and part bad	From an old cartoon in which a nervous young priest (a curate), served a bad egg at his bishop's table, says that "parts of it are excellent"; hence something partly good and partly bad.	The film was a curate's egg: great songs but a weak story.

The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers: