- moonlight flit
n. (colloq.) (BE)
moving without paying one's rent, debtsto do a moonlight flit
* * *[ˌmuːnlaɪt'flɪt(ɪŋ)](colloq.) (BE) ['moving without paying one's rent, debts'] to do a moonlight flit
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
moonlight flit
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moonlight flit — noun or moonlight flitting slang Britain : a departure by night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent * * * moonlight flit or moonlight flitting noun A hasty removal by night, esp without paying due rent • • • Main Entry: ↑moon * * * moon … Useful english dictionary
moonlight flit — Someone who does a moonlight flit leaves a place quickly and in secret, usually to avoid paying debts. Just before the rent was due he did a moonlight flit … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
moonlight flit — /munlaɪt ˈflɪt/ (say moohnluyt flit) noun Colloquial 1. a departure by night with one s possessions in order to avoid payment of rent. 2. any sudden departure, especially to avoid a disagreeable circumstance. –moonlight flitting, noun …
moonlight flit — the clandestine departure of an absconding debtor Formerly, a tenant in arrears with his rent, whose chattels could be distrained by the landlord so long as they remained in the rented premises, but not elsewhere: He has e en made a… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
moonlight flit — n. (British) act of secretly leaving a rented house during the night to avoid paying rent … English contemporary dictionary
moonlight flit — Departure late at night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent … A concise dictionary of English slang
do a moonlight flit — british phrase to leave a place secretly, especially during the night, in order to avoid paying money that you owe Thesaurus: to leave a place quietly and secretlysynonym Main entry: flit * * * do a moonlight flit see ↑moonlight, 1 … Useful english dictionary
do a moonlight flit — British, informal to leave somewhere secretly at night, usually to avoid paying money that you owe. We could always do a moonlight flit that way we wouldn t have to explain about the money … New idioms dictionary
moonlight flitting — noun see moonlight flit * * * moonlight flit or moonlight flitting noun A hasty removal by night, esp without paying due rent • • • Main Entry: ↑moon … Useful english dictionary
flit — flit1 [ flıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to appear for a very short time: The ghost of a smile flitted across her features. 2. ) to move quickly from one place to another without stopping long: She has flitted from one country to another seeking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
