Definition of Fly-by-night

unreliable or untrustworthy, particularly in business matters

Examples of Fly-by-night in a sentence

There are many fly-by-night providers of goods on the internet, so buying products online only from reputable websites is probably a good idea.  🔊

A fly-by-night salesman at the market yesterday sold me a flawed product that doesn’t even work for a ridiculous price.  🔊

Someone that tries to charge more for their goods than they are worth is a fly-by-night businessman.  🔊

Many fly-by-night businessmen focus on making as much money as they possibly can, even if they must do it unfairly.  🔊

A con artist is someone that is fly-by-night by nature, constantly seeking to make a profit on the naiveté of others.  🔊

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