fly-by-night

Noun · Adjective

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Noun (1)

  1. a debtor who flees to avoid payingType of debtor, debitor

Adjective (2)

  1. (of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable“a fly-by-night operation”Opposite trustworthySimilar untrustworthy, untrusty
  2. ephemeral“the symphony is no fly-by-night venture”Opposite lastingSimilar impermanent, temporary
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