esp. The action of removing from one abode to another; a removal. Now chiefly northern and Scottish. moonlight flitting: removal by moonlight…
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释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > stealthy (6) moonlight flitting1721 esp. The action of removing from one abode to another; a removal. Now chiefly northern and Scottish. moonlight flitting: removal by moonlight… mizzle1789 A disappearance, a sudden or surreptitious departure. Esp. in to do a mizzle: to depart suddenly, to vanish. Cf. mizzle, v.3 sneak1819 Cant. The act of stealing away or running off in a sneaking manner. moonlight flit1824 the act of leaving one's accommodation without paying the rent; the removal of household goods by night to avoid paying rent; (hence) a hurried… guy1889 slang. An act of decamping or running off ‘on the sly’. to give the guy to: to run away from, ‘give the slip to’. Also to do a guy. moonlight1958 colloquial. = moonlight flit n. at compounds 2. Esp. in to do a moonlight. |
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