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fly-by-night |
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fly-by-night Fig. irresponsible; untrustworthy. (Alludes to a person who sneaks away secretly in the night.) The carpenter we hired was a fly-by-night worker who did a very bad job. You shouldn't deal with a fly-by-night merchant. fly-by-night a fly-by-night person or organization cannot be trusted because they have not been established long, and could leave or close at any time (always before noun) They've opened one of those cheap and nasty fly-by-night stores on the High Street. I'm serious about representing my constituents. I'm not a fly-by-night politician. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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from fluffy 'real estate gurus' or fly-by-nighters," explained Mr. But new collectors don't know the difference between our Recommended Dealers and the fly-by-nighters. |
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