daylight

day|light [ˈdeılaıt] n [U]

1.) the light produced by the sun during the day

in daylight

▪ They're shy animals and don't often come out in daylight.

▪ The park is open to the public during daylight hours .

▪ If possible, it's better to work in natural daylight.

→in broad daylight at ↑broad¹ (7)

2.) (put) daylight between yourself and sb informal

if you put daylight between yourself and someone else, you make the distance or difference between you larger

▪ Now the team need to put some daylight between themselves and their rivals for the championship.

3.) scare/frighten the (living) daylights out of sb informal

to frighten someone a lot

▪ It scared the living daylights out of me when the flames shot out.

4.) beat/knock the (living) daylights out of sb informal

to hit someone a lot and seriously hurt them

5.) daylight robbery

BrE informal a situation in which something costs you a lot more than is reasonable

▪ £2.50 for a cup of coffee? It's daylight robbery!