moonlight flit
Nocturnal debt escape
A moonlight flit is a hasty, secretive departure—typically at night to avoid paying rent or debts.
The phrase is chiefly British: They did a moonlight flit, leaving the landlord with three months' unpaid rent.
The flit suggests quick, furtive movement under cover of darkness.
Done secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- undetectedNot discovered yet
unnoticed · discreet · under-the-radar · hush-hush · secretive · sneaking · vanishing · quiet
Overdue financial obligations
- creditorsThose owed payment
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- owingYet to be paid
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
bills · collection · dunning · indebtedness · overdue · defaulting · stiffing · insolvency
Property owner renting out
- tenantOne who rents property
- rentPayment for temporary use
- unpaidNot yet compensated
- noticeBecome aware of
bailiff · dispossession · lease · vacate · housing · apartment · flat · bedsit
surreptitious
Done secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
undetected · unnoticed · discreet · under-the-radar · hush-hush · secretive · sneaking · vanishing · quiet · unseen
arrears
Overdue financial obligations
bills · delinquency · collection · dunning · indebtedness · overdue · defaulting · stiffing · insolvency
landlord
Property owner renting out
notice · bailiff · dispossession · lease · vacate · housing · apartment · flat · bedsit · lodgings
abscond
Flee to avoid capture
decamp · vanish · disappear · fugitive · runaway · flight · elude · scarper · hotfoot · vamoose
darkness
Total absence of light
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- after-hoursBeyond regular closing