单词 | fly-by-night |
释义 | fly-by-night From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Business basicsfly-by-nightˈfly-by-ˌnight adjective [only before noun] informalBBa fly-by-night company or businessman is one that you cannot trust because they have only been in business for a short time and are only interested in making quick profitsExamples from the Corpusfly-by-night• Not the richest of pickings, usually left to the fly-by-night minicabs.• He also insists that it won't be a fly-by-night operation, that his commitment to the community is lasting and genuine.• This would solve the problem of fly-by-night organisers.From Longman Business Dictionaryfly-by-nightˈfly-by-night adjective [only before a noun] informal a fly-by-night company or businessperson is not reliable and is only interested in making a quick profit and then disappearingThe authority requires surety bonds of $50,000 from health agencies to deter fly-by-night operations from joining the program. |
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