fall off the back of a truck
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- fall off the back of a lorry ('UK')
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fall off the back of a truck (third-person singular simple present falls off the back of a truck, present participle falling off the back of a truck, simple past fell off the back of a truck, past participle fallen off the back of a truck)
- (idiomatic, Australia, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.
- The movie is still in theaters, but I got a copy that fell off the back of a truck.