Multiple choice

Directions: Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

When the shares of the company nosedived due to internal trading, the investors realized that they have been taken to the cleaners.

  1. surprised because not expecting it

  2. take all of one's money or possessions

  3. cheated or deceived

  4. treated very badly
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase, 'taken to the cleaners' refers to take all of one's money or possessions. 'Cheated or deceived' refers to the phrase, 'being taken for a ride'. 'Surprised because not expecting it' refers to the phrase, 'taken unaware'. The others are the incorrect meanings of the given phrase. 

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