Fly-by-night meaning
A fly-by-night is defined as an unreliable person who is generally not known and who cannot be trusted.
An example of a fly-by-night is a contractor who takes your money to produce your kitchen cabinets and then never produces them.
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The definition of a fly-by-night is an unreliable person who is generally not known and who cannot be trusted.
An example of fly-by-night person is the description used for a salesman who promises the world but doesn't deliver.
adjective
Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings.
adjective
Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature.
Fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
adjective
An unreliable or unscrupulous person.
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One, such as a company, that is short-lived and therefore unreliable.
noun
Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings.
adjective
Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature.
Fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
adjective
An unreliable or unscrupulous person.
noun
One, such as a company, that is short-lived and therefore unreliable.
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Not trustworthy; esp., financially irresponsible.
adjective
A fly-by-night person; esp., a debtor who runs away to escape debts.
noun
One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. (often used attributively).
Do not give your credit card number to that fly-by-night operation.
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(idiomatic, derogatory) A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly, or gives an impression of transience.
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