highway robbery
Noun
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Noun
highway robbery
- (historical, literal) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.
- (idiomatic) Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.
- They think they can charge $400 for a shirt? That's highway robbery.
- French: vol de grand chemin
- Russian: грабёж среди́ бела́ дня
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