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Broad Daylight

A term commonly used in the English language as an idiom for a brazen act that has taken place where other people may see.

"The secret lovers were together in broad daylight." "The house was broken into during broad daylight."

For example a crime committed in front of a crowd of people may be described as having been committed in "Broad Daylight" even if it was dark outside. The idiom in this instance referring to the crime being committed without any stealth. There is a book titled In Broad daylight written about such a crime.

The term may also refer to behavior that is strange or not socially acceptable. Even if they were inside a mall with artificial lighting it may be stated that "The two girls walked around in "broad daylight" with fake mustaches on".

In rare circumstances the idiom is used to describe the exposure of a secret. "It has been brought into the light" or it has been brought from the darkness into broad daylight that......" Something that was not known is now understood. "Shed some light on the situation"