FLY-BY-NIGHT
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Definitions
There are 3 meanings of the phrase
Fly-By-Night.
How to pronounce fly-by-night:
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Fly-By-Night - as a noun
A debtor who flees to avoid paying
Fly-By-Night - as an adjective satellite
(of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable
Example: "A fly-by-night operation"
Ephemeral
Example: "The symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
Example Sentences
"He fell for their fly-by-night scheme and lost all his money."
"The company turned out to be a fly-by-night operation, disappearing without warning."
"Beware of fly-by-night contractors who may do shoddy work and disappear."
"Their investment was in a fly-by-night venture that went bankrupt."
"The job offer seemed too good to be true, like a fly-by-night scam."
