they've got me working ___ a slave! It's not fair!

they've got me working ___ a slave! It's not fair!

• A. like
• B. as
• C. to
• D. so

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is using like to make a comparison about how something is done. In “they've got me working like a slave,” the phrase “like a slave” compares the speaker’s effort to the way a slave would work, emphasizing the intensity or harshness of the workload. This is a natural, idiomatic way to express that the labor feels extreme or unfair, without claiming the speaker is actually in a slave’s role. Using as would point to a role or identity (“as a slave”), which sounds less natural in this context. To/so don’t fit the grammar or meaning here; they wouldn’t connect with the idea of manner in the same way. So the best choice is the word that signals comparison of how the work is done.

The main idea here is using like to make a comparison about how something is done. In “they've got me working like a slave,” the phrase “like a slave” compares the speaker’s effort to the way a slave would work, emphasizing the intensity or harshness of the workload. This is a natural, idiomatic way to express that the labor feels extreme or unfair, without claiming the speaker is actually in a slave’s role.

Using as would point to a role or identity (“as a slave”), which sounds less natural in this context. To/so don’t fit the grammar or meaning here; they wouldn’t connect with the idea of manner in the same way. So the best choice is the word that signals comparison of how the work is done.