Plain As Day Meaning & Sentence Examples

Plain As Day Definition, Sentence Examples

PLAIN AS DAY MEANING – Find out what plain as day really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The idiom plain as day” probably came from the words plain as the sun at midday. It’s a shortened interpretation of these words and has been used since the late 1800s.

“Plain” in the expression means easy to see. The phrase is an allusion to daylight as opposed to the darkness of the night when it isn’t that easy to see things.

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Meaning:

  • easy to see.
  • easy and clear to understand.
  • crystal clear.
  • straightforward

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Here are examples of sentences that use plain as day:

  1. Many people love Facebook because it makes them write messages as plain as day.
  2. It’s plain as day that your son was not listening to me last night.
  3. The problem is plain as day when you look at it clearly.
  4. It’s plain as day that they like each other—they’ve been flirting all evening!

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