Usage of "fly-by-night"

(Of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous.

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Uso de fly-by-night em inglês

The point is, this no longer looks like a fly-by-night hustle job. 
 Wired 

Because out here so many fly-by-night things happen-andthere's all this hoopla. 
 The new yorker 

I warmed to the room at once, I liked its fly-by-night look. 
 Breakfast at Tiffany's 

And, God knows, Will had plenty of experience with fly-by-night ideas. 
 East of eden 

But are these conscious nightclubs a nascent trend or just another fly-by-night fad? 
 The Guardian 

I, um, hired some fly-by-night private investigator to check out Clark. 
 Running scared 

Smaller, fly-by-night outfits and new companies connected with the Syrian government are more active. 
 Reuters 

Sean Oldfield, chief executive of Castle Trust, says: We are not a fly-by-night operation. 
 The Guardian 

Not on the fly-by-night stuff; I don't mean that. 
 Dennison Grant: A Novel of To-day 

Which does not suit Trump's fact-light, fly-by-night campaigning style. 
 Wired 

Describes the fly-by-night operations of these publishers, or "book kings." 
 The new yorker 

Many new comers and fly-by-night builders do not charge this and show attractive rates for innocent buyers. 
 Reuters 

Lately my father had been particularly fly-by-night. 
 High on arrival 

This could not be a fly-by-night operation. 
 Obama's wars 

DNA tests are barely regulated, and plenty of online labs are fly-by-night "Canadian" Web pharmacies. 
 Wired 

I made some mistakes, believing the fly-by-night builders would pay me on time... 
 Dead ever after 

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Significados de fly-by-night em inglês