"plain as day" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-plain as day.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as day (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very clear and evident. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: plain English, plainspoken Translations (Translations): päivänselvä (Finnish), chiaro come il sole (Italian), jak na dłoni (Polish), con claridad meridiana (Spanish), que es de cajón (Spanish), maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw (Tagalog), gün gibi açık (Turkish)
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "gün gibi açık"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plain as day"
}

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