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In broad daylight

//ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt// prep_phrase

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  1. 1
    In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.

    "A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning."

  2. 2
    In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day. figuratively

    "'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?'"

Etymology

From in + broad daylight.

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