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Brief or short in duration

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

Dishonest and not to be trusted

Made or done quickly or impulsively without thought

Lacking in morals or ethics

Wandering from place to place, having no settled home

Done or performed without method or care

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding

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Adjective

Brief or short in duration

here today and gone tomorrow

flash in the pan

here today, gone tomorrow

of short duration

over in a heartbeat

gone in a heartbeat

rough-and-ready

in wink of an eye

for the time being

short and sweet

fading from view

short and sharp

here-today-gone-tomorrow

no longer visible

leaving one's line of sight

going out of sight

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Adjective

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

blowing hot and cold

been hit before

having misgivings

not born yesterday

not in the mood

lacking confidence

having reservations

humming and hawing

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

like doubting Thomas

sitting on the fence

have misgivings

have reservations

not in favour of

unenthusiastic about

hedging your bets

unable to decide

shillyshallying

having opposing views

having clashing views

having conflicting views

having contradictory views

yet to be decided

middle of the road

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Adjective

Dishonest and not to be trusted

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

not trustworthy

not to be depended on

not to be trusted

all talk and no action

double-crossing

snake in the grass

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

unconscientious

under the table

unsportsmanlike

cloak-and-dagger

potentially illegal

as sharp as a tack

crazy like a fox

of dubious character

economical with the truth

behind someone's back

not quite right

difficult to track down

difficult to find

always on the move

difficult to catch

against the law

intentionally misleading

under suspicion

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

potentially dishonest

not to be relied upon

under-the-table

cloak and dagger

hole and corner

committing perjury

against the rules

of bad reputation

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

playing politics

not straightforward

nimble-fingered

sticky-fingered

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Adjective

Made or done quickly or impulsively without thought

hell-for-leather

careless of one's duty

over-adventurous

over-venturesome

playing with fire

self-gratifying

overextravagant

bull-in-a-china-shop

overventuresome

self-destructive

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

spur-of-the-moment

badly thought out

jumping to conclusions

not thought through

as game as Ned Kelly

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

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Adjective

Lacking in morals or ethics

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

under-the-table

unsportsmanlike

unconscientious

against the law

under the table

against the rules

cloak-and-dagger

of dubious character

good-for-nothing

under the counter

potentially illegal

beyond contempt

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

easily corrupted

open to bribery

good-for-naught

gone to the dogs

without scruples

without standards

beyond the pale

contrary to the rules

unauthorized^US

insurrectionary

unauthorised^UK

hole-and-corner

playing politics

not straightforward

under-the-counter

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

evil-intentioned

Mephistophelian

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

beneath contempt

environmentally unfriendly

stick out like sore thumb

mephistophelean

in the fast lane

highly improper

lacking restraint

pleasure-seeking

ill-intentioned

deserving blame

gossip-mongering

accidentally on purpose

untrammelled^UK

unconstitutional

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Adjective

Wandering from place to place, having no settled home

of no fixed abode

of no fixed address

passing through

without a roof over one's head

constantly traveling

riding the rails

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Adjective

Done or performed without method or care

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

all over the shop

all over the place

thrown together

blithely unconcerned

good-for-nothing

catch-as-catch-can

asleep at switch

asleep on the job

couldn't-care-less

trial and error

all over the lot

all over the map

failing to take proper care

couldn't care less

failing to show proper care and attention

procrastinative

thrown-together

asleep at the wheel

negligent about

inclined to forget

higgledy-piggledy

like an absent-minded professor

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Noun

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding

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