Idioms and Phrases
165 CDS English past-year questions from 17 papers, 2018 to 2026, with answers and worked solutions.
- Difficulty: 91 easy · 69 moderate · 5 hard.
- Most-asked subtopics: Idioms: Method (29), Idioms: Trouble and Success (28), Idioms: People and Character (26).
- Updated 20 September 2026.
- Set · 1 questionDirections: Given below are idioms/phrases. Choose the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
#1Idioms: Method
- Set · 5 questionsDirections: choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 3 questionsDirections: choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
#21Idioms: Method
- Set · 2 questionsDirections: most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that most appropriately describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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- Set · 4 questionsDirections: In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: Given below are idioms/phrases. Choose the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
#30Idioms: Feelings and States of Mind
#31Idioms: Feelings and States of Mind
- Set · 3 questionsDirections: choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 3 questionsDirections: most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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#37Idioms: Feelings and States of Mind
- Set · 1 questionDirections: choose most appropriate meaning of the idiom
#38Idioms: Feelings and States of Mind
- Set · 2 questionsDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 4 questionsDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase
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- Set · 1 questionDirections: choose the correct meaning of the idiom
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- Set · 2 questionsDirections: meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase
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