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1 flit
flitpast tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) smette, flagre, pile, svippe- flittingsmetteIsubst. \/flɪt\/1) ( nordengelsk eller skotsk) flytting (spesielt for å unnslippe noe)2) flagring, sveving3) ( slang) feminin (homofil) mannIIverb \/flɪt\/1) fly, svippe, smette, pile, flagre2) sveve (frem)3) flakkeflakke rundt fra sted til sted \/ leve et omflakkende liv4) ( nordengelsk eller skotsk) flytte (spesielt for å unnslippe noe)flit by fly av gårdeflit through fly gjennom -
2 moonlight
noun, adjective ((made with the help of) the light reflected by the moon: The sea looked silver in the moonlight; a moonlight raid.) måneskinnmånelys--------måneskinnIsubst. \/ˈmuːnlaɪt\/måneskinnby moonlight eller in the moonlight i måneskinndo a moonlight flit ( hverdagslig) stikke av i løpet av natten uten å betale for segIIverb \/ˈmuːnlaɪt\/( hverdagslig) arbeide\/jobbe svart (for å unndra seg skatt)IIIadj. \/ˈmuːnlaɪt\/månelys, måneklar, måneskinns-
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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 — n. (colloq.) (BE) moving without paying one s rent, debts to do a moonlight flit * * * [ˌmuːnlaɪt flɪt(ɪŋ)] (colloq.) (BE) [ moving without paying one s rent, debts ] to do a moonlight flit … Combinatory 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
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 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 to leave a place secretly, especially during the night, in order to avoid paying money that you owe … English 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