as clear as day/daylight/anything

idiom

: very clearly
The sign said/read "Keep Out" as clear as day/daylight/anything.

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To residents, the evidence that the state’s film subsidies are a boon to business is as clear as day. — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 But LaMorte isn’t the only director whose creative eye saw that vision as clear as day. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024

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“As clear as day/daylight/anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20clear%20as%20day%2Fdaylight%2Fanything. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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