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daylight robbery (British, American & Australian, American & Australian)
a situation in which you are charged much more for something than you think you should have to pay. Three pounds for an orange juice? It's daylight robbery!
See also: daylight

the highways and byways (literary)

the highways and byways of a place are its roads and paths. They travelled the highways and byways of Britain to find people who could still sing the old traditional folksongs. (usually + of)

highways and byways
large and small roads. The two friends traveled America's highways and byways from New Hampshire to California.

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