meaning of "a fly-by-night outfit"

[Nikolja]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #470 "English Slang Idioms (212)", question 5

"I don't think I want to order anything from that company, even though they offer a warranty. They seem like kind of a fly-by-......... outfit to me. When I called them to ask some questions, all I got was an answering machine and they never called back. Also, they only have a P.O. box as an address. They could take our money and run and there is nothing we could do about it," Tom said to Alice.

(a) plane
(b) train
(c) night
(d) pants

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #470 "English Slang Idioms (212)", answer 5

"I don't think I want to order anything from that company, even though they offer a warranty. They seem like kind of a fly-by-night outfit to me. When I called them to ask some questions, all I got was an answering machine and they never called back. Also, they only have a P.O. box as an address. They could take our money and run and there is nothing we could do about it," Tom said to Alice.

Correct answer: (c) night

Your answer was: incorrect
"I don't think I want to order anything from that company, even though they offer a warranty. They seem like kind of a fly-by-train outfit to me. When I called them to ask some questions, all I got was an answering machine and they never called back. Also, they only have a P.O. box as an address. They could take our money and run and there is nothing we could do about it," Tom said to Alice.
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what does it mean - a fly-by-night outfit?

Nikolja

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