daylight robbery
a situation in which something costs you a lot more than is reasonable

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daylight robbery
[British, American & Australian, American & Australian]
a situation in which you are charged much more for something than you think you should have to pay.
Three pounds for an orange juice? It's daylight robbery!

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daylight robbery
the extreme overcharging of money for something
The amount of money which they charged for the gasoline was daylight robbery.

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daylight robbery
See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

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