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Unreliable or shady in nature

A person or business that appears and/or disappears rapidly

Relating to or living the life of a vagrant

Not having physical existence

Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty

Made or done quickly or impulsively without thought

Lacking in morals or ethics

Done or performed without method or care

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding

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Adjective

Unreliable or shady in nature

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

not to be depended on

not trustworthy

snake in the grass

double-crossing

hard to pin down

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

under the table

unsportsmanlike

potentially illegal

cloak-and-dagger

unconscientious

not quite right

as sharp as a tack

economical with the truth

behind someone's back

of dubious character

crazy like a fox

misrepresenting

committing perjury

under suspicion

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

potentially dishonest

under-the-table

playing politics

not straightforward

cloak and dagger

against the law

hole and corner

lacking sincerity

of bad reputation

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

with tongue in cheek

in the doghouse

difficult to track down

difficult to find

always on the move

difficult to catch

against the rules

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“Sometimes the counterfeiters are fly-by-night operations, but just as often they're legitimate companies that have a dark side.”

Adjective

A person or business that appears and/or disappears rapidly

here-today-gone-tomorrow

here today and gone tomorrow

flash in the pan

here today, gone tomorrow

over in a heartbeat

of short duration

gone in a heartbeat

for the time being

short and sweet

in wink of an eye

short and sharp

in nothing flat

quick as a wink

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“The music business hasn't got a lot of patience for fly-by-night bands which enter the stage door running only to end up careening right out the other side.”

Adjective

Relating to or living the life of a vagrant

of no fixed abode

of no fixed address

without a roof over one's head

passing through

constantly traveling

riding the rails

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Adjective

Not having physical existence

imperceptible to the touch

too little too late

hard to describe

unable to be touched

incomprehensible

out of this world

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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

not in the mood

having misgivings

betwixt and between

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

sitting on the fence

like doubting Thomas

unenthusiastic about

not in favour of

lacking confidence

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

shillyshallying

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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

bull-in-a-china-shop

self-destructive

undiscriminating

jumping to conclusions

not thought through

badly thought out

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

disorganized^US

thrown-together

catch-as-catch-can

thrown together

disorganised^UK

all over the shop

all over the place

self-gratifying

overventuresome

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

spur-of-the-moment

as game as Ned Kelly

life-threatening

asleep at the switch

asleep at the wheel

leading with one's chin

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

paying no heed to

taking no notice of

disregardful of

not paying attention

going off deep end

riding for a fall

full of yourself

heading for a fall

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Adjective

Lacking in morals or ethics

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

under-the-table

unsportsmanlike

unconscientious

hole-and-corner

against the law

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

of dubious character

good-for-nothing

potentially illegal

stop-at-nothing

under the counter

behind-the-scenes

beyond contempt

good-for-naught

without standards

open to bribery

gone to the dogs

against the rules

without scruples

playing politics

not straightforward

evil-intentioned

of bad reputation

ill-intentioned

in the doghouse

environmentally unfriendly

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

under suspicion

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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

catch-as-catch-can

higgledy-piggledy

all over the map

thrown-together

couldn't-care-less

all over the lot

couldn't care less

trial and error

without purpose

badly organized

at sixes and sevens

without direction

shot-in-the-dark

undiscriminating

undifferentiating

in total disarray

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Noun

A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding

displaced person

persona non grata

escaped prisoner

person without country

fifth columnist

snake in the grass

Benedict Arnold

good-for-nothing

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