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I seem to have heard and read several times today the expression, "broad daylight". What is the derivation, and why do we use it, when we don't have anything similar for night? I cannot imagine saying "narrow night", or "slim night" !!! ( As my OH would say, "Simple things employ simple minds.) Thanks for all efforts to enlighten me.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ." “He was robbed in broad daylight. ' The expression first appeared in print in 1579, but its close relative, synonym, and predecessor BROAD DAY appeared in 1393. The sense of BROAD used here, meaning wide open, fully expanded, ample/full, first appeared in the 10th century.""
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The phrase has a very long and somewhat mixed history.
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Phrases for night might include 'Under cover of darkness' or 'In the dead of night'
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Phrases for night might include 'Under cover of darkness' or 'In the dead of night'
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