1 general:: Phrase(s): daylight robbery Fig. the practice of blatantly or grossly overcharging. • It’s daylight robbery to charge that amount of money for a hotel room! • The cost of renting a car at that place is daylight robbery.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2 general:: Charging exorbitant prices, as in The amount you're asking for this couch is daylight robbery. [Mid1900s] Also see HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
American Heritage Idioms