"plain as day" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-plain as day.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plain as day (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very clear and evident. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: obvious Translations (Translations): päivänselvä (Finnish), chiaro come il sole (Italian), jak na dłoni (Polish), con claridad meridiana (Spanish), de cajón (note: preceded by the verb ser) (Spanish), gün gibi açık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-plain_as_day-en-adj-TqdO-RMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Download JSON data for plain as day meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "word": "päivänselvä"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "gün gibi açık"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "päivänselvä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "chiaro come il sole"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "jak na dłoni"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "con claridad meridiana"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "de cajón"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "gün gibi açık"
    }
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  "word": "plain as day"
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