Philip says, "They made a killing last year..."
This means that Shmike:

suffered from negative media attention last year

destroyed their competition last year

made a lot of money last year

terminated some employees last year

exploited many workers last year

Je ne sais pas

Philip says, "They made a killing last year..."
This means that Shmike:

suffered from negative media attention last year

This is not the best choice. The idiom "to make a killing" does not express that a company "suffered from negative media attention".

destroyed their competition last year

The idiom "to make a killing" does not express that a company "destroyed the competition". To destroy means to obliterate or completely ruin something.

made a lot of money last year

The expression "to make a killing" means to make a large amount of money, or to do very well in business. It is an idiomatic expression which is used almost exclusively in a financial context to indicate that someone (a person, a company, a corporation) gained an enormous amount of money, or had an enormous amount of success.

terminated some employees last year

The idiom "to make a killing" does not express that a company "terminated some employees last year". To "terminate an employee" can mean literally to "kill" an employee, but in a business context it means "to fire" an employee (or end their employment).

exploited many workers last year

This is not the best choice. To "exploit" is not synonymous with the expression "to make a killing", which indicates that a person or company earned a lot of money, or had a lot of success.

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