fly-by-night
Meaning: Undependable; untrustworthy.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Animals
Origin: The expression suggests the idea that the operation closes up and flees under the cover of darkness rather than in the clear light of day.
More idioms — Animals
- fly in the face of something — To go against something; to show disrespect for something or someone.
- fly in the ointment — An unpleasant element in an otherwise pleasant situation.
- fly off the handle — To suddenly become very angry.
- fly the coop — To escape.
- get off one's high horse — To stop acting superior.
- get someone's goat — To irritate or annoy someone.
More English idioms
- go whole hog — To spare nothing; to do something with maximum enthusiasm.
- grin and bear it — To accept or endure a bad situation.
- horse around — To play a little roughly.
- horse of another color — A situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed.
- horse sense — Common sense (sentence 1) or shrewdness; cleverness (sentence 2).
- lame duck — A person who holds an office but has little real influence because he or she has not been…
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