Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'From rags to riches'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'From rags to riches'.

A. Wealth to poverty

B. From poverty to wealth

C. Changing clothes

D. Selling rags

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

It means a rise from extreme poverty to great wealth.

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