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• broad daylight —    If something happens in broad daylight, it takes place in the clear light of day when everyone can see what s going on.     His car was stolen in front of the bank, in broad daylight, and apparently there was not one witness! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• broad daylight — noun Abundant, natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility. Broad daylight illumined the apartment, for the sun was high in heaven. See Also: in broad daylight …   Wiktionary

• in broad daylight — phrase used for saying that a shocking or criminal event happens during the day, when it can easily be seen They robbed the bank in broad daylight. Thesaurus: clear to the sensessynonym senses and using the senseshyponym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• in broad daylight — adverb a) In ample natural illumination, during the daytime. A fireball hurtled across the southern Tucson sky in broad daylight Saturday morning. b) In a blatant and publicly visible manner. Its …   Wiktionary

• in broad daylight — if a crime is committed in broad daylight, it happens during the day when it could easily have been seen and prevented. The man was shot at close range in broad daylight in front of his house …   New idioms dictionary

• broad´ness — broad «brd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. large across; wide: »Many cars can go on that broad new highway. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wide. (Cf. ↑wide) 2. having wide range; …   Useful english dictionary

• broad´ly — broad «brd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. large across; wide: »Many cars can go on that broad new highway. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wide. (Cf. ↑wide) 2. having wide range; …   Useful english dictionary

• daylight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, full ▪ He was robbed in broad daylight. ▪ bright ▪ natural ▪ I prefer to work in natural daylight …   Collocations dictionary

• broad — 1 adjective 1 WIDE a road, river, or part of someone s body etc that is broad is wide: We went along a broad carpeted passage. | He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders and slender hips. | 6 feet/3 metres etc broad The track was three metres… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• broad — broad1 W2S2 [bro:d US bro:d] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wide)¦ 2¦(including a lot)¦ 3¦(general)¦ 4¦(large area)¦ 5¦(way of speaking)¦ 6 broad smile/grin 7 in broad daylight 8 broad hint 9 a broad church 10¦(humour)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• daylight — [[t]de͟ɪlaɪt[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on... Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed. Ant: night 2) N… …   English dictionary