daylight robbery
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Meaning · English
an act of theft or exploitation that is blatant and unfair
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
hành động trộm cắp hoặc khai thác trắng trợn và không công bằng
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Literally: robbery taking place in daylight
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
' Daylight robbery these days, ' said the customer ahead of her.
At the County Ground, it was daylight robbery; a smash and grab raid by Charlton.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “daylight robbery” mean?
an act of theft or exploitation that is blatant and unfair Literally: robbery taking place in daylight
Is “daylight robbery” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.