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fly-by-night
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(Adjective) Used to describe a business venture of doubtful reliability/permanenceUsage: It looked like a fly-by-night operation. All the "professionals" were "elsewhere" and a 21-year-old was supposed to be in charge.
Or: flybynight :
1. A 19 th and 20 th century term for a woman known to be easily accessible and inconstant.
2. A prostitute, especially a night streetwalker. See prostitute for synonyms.
3. The female genitals.
4. A brief sexual interlude, especially if clandestine or illicit. See copulation for synonyms.
5. A poorly financed venture.
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