fly-by-night

• يُستخدم لوصف شخص أو شركة غير موثوقة أو غير أمينة، أو لا يمكن الاعتماد عليها وقد تختفي فجأة دون إنذار، خاصة بعد أخذ المال. ويدل أيضاً على الشيء المؤقت أو العابر الذي لا استمرار له.

Describes a person or business that is unreliable, dishonest, or likely to disappear without notice, especially after taking money.

1. Unscrupulous or dishonestC1informal

   Describes a business or person that is unreliable, dishonest, or likely to disappear without fulfilling obligations.

   غير موثوق أو غير أمين

   • They lost their savings to a fly-by-night investment scheme.
   • Be careful of fly-by-night contractors who demand payment upfront.
   • The company turned out to be a fly-by-night operation that vanished overnight.

   المرادفاتcrookeddishonestdisreputabledubiousfraudulentshadyslipperyunreliableunscrupulousuntrustworthy

   الأضدادdependablehonestreliabletrustworthy

2. Short-lived or temporaryC1informal

   Lasting for only a brief period; not permanent or enduring.

   زائل

   • His fame was fly-by-night, forgotten within a year.
   • The trend was a fly-by-night fashion that quickly faded.
   • They had a fly-by-night romance that ended abruptly.

   المرادفاتbriefephemeralevanescentfleetingmomentarypassingshort-livedtemporarytransienttransitory

   الأضدادenduringlastingpermanentstable

• صفة أو اسم يُطلق على الشخص أو الشركة غير الموثوقة التي تتهرب من دفع ديونها أو تختفي فجأة، أو على مشروع تجاري سريع الربح يظهر ثم يختفي دون التزام بالمسؤوليات.

A noun referring to a debtor who flees to avoid paying their debts.

1. Fleeing debtorC1informal

   A person who leaves a place secretly to avoid paying debts or fulfilling obligations.

   المدين الهارب

   • The landlord discovered his tenant was a fly-by-night who skipped town without paying rent.
   • Creditors were left empty-handed after the fly-by-night disappeared with their money.
   • The company turned out to be a fly-by-night, leaving many unpaid bills behind.

   المرادفاتabsconderdeadbeatdefaulter