daylight robbery

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/    美 /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this. UK,idiomatic,informal,uncountable
  2. Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this. UK,idiomatic,informal,uncountable
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery. UK,countable,idiomatic,informal,uncountable
    — A daylight robbery of a store carries with it a risk that the store clerk will be present and a confrontation will ensue, so grounds to fear a daylight robbery give rise to a reasonable inference that the defendant is armed and dangerous.

词形变化

daylight robberies plural

词源

From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the daytime rather than at night, which was thought to be more audacious or risky.
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