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Word | Fly-by-night |
of businesses and businessmen; a fly-by-night operation / A fly-by-night person, business or venture is considered untrustworthy because they operate briefly and disappear overnight / a debtor who flees to avoid paying / a skilled joiner who makes furniture or similar high-quality woodwork., | |
Usage | ⇒ I bought it in one of those fly-by-night stores and now I can't exchange it. The place has closed down. ⇒ Their grandfather and his brother, both skilled cabinetmakers and joiners, had been drafted in to save the Settle Folly when it was in danger of falling down. |
Synonyms | fleeting, irresponsible, temporary, ephemeral, fugitive, passing, short-lived, untrustworthy, evanescent, impermanent, questionable, shady, undependable, unreliable, unsure, dubious, momentary, shifty, transient, brief, |
Antonyms | trustworthy, dependable, permanent, reliable, reputable, responsible, indelible, lasting, lifelong, sustained, trusty, unforgettable, |
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