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The phrase fly by night is a derisive term for Business es that appear and disappear rapidly, or that give an impression of transience. It has also been applied to individual traveling businessmen and tradesmen. The phrase implies that the quality of work done or goods sold is shoddy enough that the person responsible must leave town under cover of darkness to evade angry Customer s, or sometimes Legal authorities. A classic portrayal of a traveling salesman as a fly-by-night operator is the Broadway Musical and Film , '' The Music Man ''. |
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