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noun ADJ. broad, full He was robbed in broad daylight. | natural I prefer to work in natural daylight. VERB + DAYLIGHT let in The thin curtains let in the daylight. | shut out The shutters were closed to keep out the daylight. | emerge into The prisoners emerged, blinking, into daylight. DAYLIGHT + VERB filter through sth, flood in, penetrate sth A little daylight was filtering through the curtains. He drew back the curtains and the daylight flooded in. The daylight penetrated to the far corners of the room. | break Towards 6 a.m. daylight broke. | fade The evening turned cool as daylight faded. DAYLIGHT + NOUN hours The public has access during daylight hours. PREP. before ~ She was up before daylight. | by ~ By daylight the fire was almost under control. | in ~ I can see better in daylight. | into the ~ She went back out into the daylight. PHRASES the hours of daylight The machines roar incessantly during the hours of daylight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with DAYLIGHT, Also see BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF; BEGIN TO SEE DAYLIGHT; IN BROAD DAYLIGHT; LET DAYLIGHT THROUGH; SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS (THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF).
American Heritage Idioms