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daylight robbery

daylight robbery · daylight robberies

грабёж среди бела дня

Straßenraub, Wegelagerei, Straßenräuberei

The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or serviceThe practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

UK/ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/US/ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/

» Those doughnuts cost a crown each? That's daylight robbery!

Die Schmalzkringel kosten einen Taler pro Stück? Das ist ja Wucher!

Значение

значений: 3

(Британия, идиома, разговорное, неисчисляемое)The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
Beutelschneiderei, Halsabschneiderei, Wegelagerei
грабёж среди́ бела́ дняgrabjóž sredí belá dnja, зала́мывание цены́zalámyvanije cený
грабі́ж се́ред бі́лого дняhrabíž séred bíloho dnja
(Британия, идиома, разговорное, неисчисляемое)Conduct which unfairly deprives an opponent of an advantage or a win; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
(Британия, исчисляемое, идиома, разговорное, неисчисляемое)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see daylight, robbery.

Примеры

предложений: 1

Those doughnuts cost a crown each? That's daylight robbery!
deDie Schmalzkringel kosten einen Taler pro Stück? Das ist ja Wucher! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Переводы

языков: 7

Українська

practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this:

Русский

По значениям 1

practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this:

Deutsch

По значениям 1

practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; an instance of this:

Происхождение

From daylight + robbery, originally used literally to refer to robbery occurring in the da

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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