ALL meanings of fly-by-night
fly-by-night
F f - adjective fly-by-night not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation. 1
- adjective fly-by-night not lasting; brief; impermanent; transitory: a fly-by-night theater. 1
- noun fly-by-night a person or thing that is unreliable, especially a debtor who evades or attempts to evade creditors. 1
- noun fly-by-night a person regarded as a poor credit risk. 1
- adjective fly-by-night dishonest, scamming 1
- noun fly-by-night A creature which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveler. 0
- noun fly-by-night One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. (often used attributively). 0
- noun fly-by-night (Idiomatic) (derogatory) A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly, or gives an impression of transience. 0
- noun fly-by-night (Idiomatic) (derogatory) A traveling businessman or tradesman. 0
- adjective fly-by-night A fly-by-night businessman is someone who wants to make money very quickly, without caring about the quality or honesty of the service they offer. 0
- adjective fly-by-night unreliable or untrustworthy, esp in finance 0
- adjective fly-by-night brief; impermanent 0
- noun fly-by-night an untrustworthy person, esp one who departs secretly or by night to avoid paying debts 0
- noun fly-by-night a person who goes out at night to places of entertainment 0
- adjective fly-by-night not trustworthy; esp., financially irresponsible 0
- noun fly-by-night a fly-by-night person; esp., a debtor who runs away to escape debts 0