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His plan was so complicated that it $floored$ his listeners.

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It is no longer easy to $strike\ gold$ in Shakespeare's research since much work has already been done on him.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase: "He $struck\, several\, bad\, patches$ before he made good."

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The case was $held\ over$ due to the great opposition to it.

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You have to be $a\, cool\, customer$ and be patient if you want to get the best buys.

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase: "In modern democratic societies,$lynch\, law$ seems to have become the norm in many spheres of life."