Multiple choice softskills communication

"There was a rumour that the Mayor was in cahoots with a chain of supermarkets." What does this sentence convey?

  1. Mayor is conspiring with a chain of supermarkets, to do something dishonest.

  2. Mayor was trying to eliminate a chain of supermarkets.

  3. Mayor was the secret owner a chain of supermarkets.

  4. None of these
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Explanation

"In cahoots with" is an idiom meaning to be conspiring or colluding with someone, typically for something dishonest or underhanded. The mayor is working secretly with the supermarket chain for some unethical purpose. This phrase always implies a negative, secretive partnership.

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