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See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

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highway robbery

[highway robbery] {n. phr.} 1. A hold-up of or theft from a person committed on an open road or street usually by an armed man. * /Highway robbery was common […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

daylight robbery

[daylight robbery] See: [HIGHWAY ROBBERY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[holdup] {n.} 1. Robbery. * /John fell victim to a highway holdup./ 2. A delay, as on a crowded highway. * /Boy we're late! What's causing this holdup?/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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