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FLY-BY-NIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A debtor who flees to avoid paying
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fly-by-night" is a kind of...):
debitor; debtor (a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt)
Derivation:
fly-by-night (ephemeral)
fly-by-night ((of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ephemeral
Example:
the symphony is no fly-by-night venture
Classified under:
Similar:
impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)
Derivation:
fly-by-night (a debtor who flees to avoid paying)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of businesses and businessmen) untrustworthy or undependable
Example:
a fly-by-night operation
Classified under:
Similar:
untrustworthy; untrusty (not worthy of trust or belief)
Derivation:
fly-by-night (a debtor who flees to avoid paying)
