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Difficulty: HardIdioms and Idiomatic Expressions

Select the appropriate word required to complete the established idiomatic expression in the passage below.

Answer:Following the high court's liquidation ruling, the receiver took possession of the insolvent company's entire enterprise lock, 【stock】, and barrel.

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stock
The word 'stock' completes the fixed three-part idiomatic phrase 'lock, stock, and barrel', which means completely or entirely, including every single component.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the contextual meaning and fixed structure of the idiom.
The sentence describes taking over an entire business completely and without exception.
English idiomatic expressions rely on fixed word combinations that cannot be altered arbitrarily.
2
Determine the exact word that forms the triad in the fixed idiom.
The phrase 'lock, stock, and barrel' originates from the constituent parts of a firearm, together signifying 'completely' or 'in its entirety'.
Inserting 'stock' correctly reconstructs the standard fixed idiom 'lock, stock, and barrel'.

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Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
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