moonlight flit

noun

moonlight flit

noun

UK /ˌmuːnlaɪt ˈflɪt/ · US /ˌmunˌlaɪt ˈflɪt/

Etymology From moonlight + flit.

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Idiomatic An act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.

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