Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II: | List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Idioms) | |---|---| | (A) I do use some strong language but I _________ using offensive words. | (I) I could feel it in my bones | | (B) _________________ when I realized that Misha had heard me berating her. | (II) draw the line at | | (C) _____________ that something was going to happen. | (III) I had a feeling of deja vu | | (D) ____________ when I met my friend at our old meeting point. | (IV) I wanted to curl up and die | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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CUET UG 2025 — English Vocabulary

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Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate idioms from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) I do use some strong language but I _________ using offensive words.	(I) I could feel it in my bones
(B) _________________ when I realized that Misha had heard me berating her.	(II) draw the line at
(C) _____________ that something was going to happen.	(III) I had a feeling of deja vu
(D) ____________ when I met my friend at our old meeting point.	(IV) I wanted to curl up and die

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Held on 26 May 2025 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.

Options

A
(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
B
(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
C
(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
D
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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Solution

(A) - (II): "draw the line at" means to set a limit/boundary on what is acceptable - fits refusing to use offensive words.

(B) - (IV): "I wanted to curl up and die" expresses extreme embarrassment - fits realizing someone heard you criticizing them.

(C) - (I): "I could feel it in my bones" means having a strong intuitive premonition - fits sensing something will happen.

(D) - (III): "I had a feeling of deja vu" means experiencing something that feels familiar/repeated - fits meeting at an old familiar place.

Hence, Option 1: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) -> Each idiom appropriately matches the context: drawing boundaries on language, expressing embarrassment, describing intuition, and conveying familiarity respectively -> correct

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