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      • Ample and obvious natural light, as in You don't need your flashlight—it's broad daylight, or She was accosted on her own street in broad daylight. [1300s]
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      BROAD DAYLIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › in-broad-daylightIN BROAD DAYLIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    IN BROAD DAYLIGHT definition: 1. If a crime is committed in broad daylight, it happens during the day, when it could have been…. Learn more.

  4. www.theidioms.com › in-broad-daylightin broad daylight meaning, origin, example, sentence, history

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    during the daytime
    used to express when something unconventional is done openly
    when something so surprising and shocking is done in the open when people can clearly see
    used to talk about something shocking that has been committed and could have been prevented

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    Politicians strongly condemn corruption and nepotism during political rallies, yet they go ahead and misuse public resources in broad daylight.
    In these sides of town, crime rates are so high you could get robbed in broad daylight.
    Phillip and Megan held such a grand wedding, yet he still cheated on her in broad daylight.
    The world is really in a mess right now. Kidnapping and human trafficking are happening in broad daylight.

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    ‘Robbed in daylight.’The expression was first printed in 1579, though its near relative, synonym, and forerunner’ broad day’ was first printed in 1393. Dating back to the 10th century. Days, Light, Time

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › in broad daylightIn broad daylight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 3, 2024 · The meaning of IN BROAD DAYLIGHT is during the day when people and things can be easily seen rather than at night. How to use in broad daylight in a sentence.

  7. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › in+broad+daylightIn broad daylight - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    in broad daylight. COMMON If someone does something illegal or daring in broad daylight, they do it openly in the daytime when people can see it. Six gunmen attacked his car with automatic rifles in broad daylight. I have recently spotted three women wearing Catwoman outfits in broad daylight.

  8. www.oysterenglish.com › idiom-in-broad-daylightIdiom: In broad daylight (meaning and examples) - Oyster English

    Definition. Idiom: in broad daylight. in a way or place that anyone can see what’s happening. publicly so anyone can see. Example sentences. — The kids threw eggs at the car in broad daylight but surprisingly no one saw them. — Another person was caught bathing naked in the fountain in broad daylight so I don't take my kids to that park anymore.

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  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › in-broad-daylightDefinition of 'in broad daylight' - Collins Online Dictionary

    phrase. If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night. [emphasis] A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight. The robbery happened in broad daylight in a busy part of town.