Song written by Rush in their 1975 album Fly By Night. Contrary to their debut album, Fly By Night was the first to express elements of Progressive Rock the band is known for
Person 1: Did you hear Fly By Night in R40?
Person 2: No, it wasn't in R40
Type of contractor that takes %50 deposit from home owners in new communities then disappears over night with multiple hundreds of the unsuspecting victims loot.
A slang term used to describe someone or more than one person (can be as large as a business or any other entity) who is extremely unreliable, unless they want something from you. To put these dirtbags in their place, one must confront them directly face to face. This term is different than a flake, as a fly by night DOES contact a person, but only when they want something, whereas a flake or flaky person DOES NOT.
Tim was such a fly by night about turning in that homework for our group, he got us an F! But then when he wanted a ride home from the bar, he contacted us left and right! That guy can walk his ass 3 miles to get home!
Kurt's fly by night attitude caused him to not be liked by his friends, and for him to only get sex from more undesirable types of women with hairy vaginas.
After I pull this last Bank job I'm gona fly by night... You know isa got the ghz. Isa hertz'n so bad I'm gona fly this old koop by night back to alie-bama get's some good grits.
The type of person who is shady, scandalous and typically does dirt in the late hours or very early morning. May have a girlfriend but never sees her due to his extracurricular activities he chooses.
Girl you don’t need him, he’s one of those fly by night mother fuckers.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.