disapproval If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery
daylight robbery
Silbentrennung
day·light rob·be·ry
Türkische aussprache
deylayt räbıri
Aussprache
/ˈdāˌlīt ˈräbərē/ /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ˈrɑːbɜriː/
Etymologie
() First known in print in 1916 (Hobson's Choice, Harold Brighouse). Sometimes attributed to Window Tax.