in broad daylight

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English

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Etymology

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From in + broad daylight.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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in broad daylight

  1. In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
    • 2008 August 23, Shelley Shelton, “Streaking fireball a vivid spectacle in daytime sky”, in Arizona Daily Star[1], Tucson, Ariz., archived from the original on 2008-09-07:
      A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning.
  2. (figurative) In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.

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