About The Word Fly-by-night

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Fly-by-night

Fly-by-night Meaning & Definition
Fly-by-night Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fly-by-night?

[n] a debtor who flees to avoid paying
[adj] of an impermanent nature; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
[adj] of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fly-by-night: impermanent | shady | temporary | untrustworthy | untrusty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fly-by-night: brittle | capricious | changeable | corruptible | deciduous | dying | ephemeral | evanescent | fading | fickle | fleeting | flitting | flying | fragile | frail | fugacious | fugitive | impermanent | impetuous | impulsive | inconstant | insubstantial | irresponsible | momentary | mortal | mutable | nondurable | nonpermanent | passing | perishable | short-lived | temporal | temporary | transient | transitive | transitory | trustless | undependable | undurable | unenduring | unfaithworthy | unreliable | unstable | unsure | untrustworthy | untrusty | volatile

See Also | debtor

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