broad daylight
noun/bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/UK/bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/US/bɹɑd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/
Etymology
From broad (“(archaic) to the full extent”) + daylight.
- inherited from daye-lighte
Definitions
Abundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility
Abundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility; hence, daytime.
- Broad daylight illumined the apartment, for the sun was high in heaven, though obscured by rolling masses of autumnal vapour.
Chiefly preceded by in
Chiefly preceded by in: the full view of observers during the day.
- The bank robbery took place in broad daylight.
- 'But surely,' protested Peter half-heartedly, 'he couldn't carry on a racket like that in broad daylight and get away with it?'
- It's still too dangerous for the wife of a journalist who was murdered in the street in broad daylight.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for broad daylight. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA