fly-by-night operation
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Experts say the problem is fueled by the ease of setting up a fly-by-night operation online to move goods.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
One thing it isn’t is a fly-by-night operation.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 22, 2021
“What I think is worrisome is a lot of products that are coming in a sort of a fly-by-night operation and you only hear about it because somebody gets burned,” he said.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2018
It is not exactly a fly-by-night operation, but the margins are tight.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2010
Last week it ordered a ban as of June 1 on commodity options trading�characterized by Bagley as "the worst lie-by-day, fly-by-night operation in the financial world."
From Time Magazine Archive
