fall off the back of a truck

English

Alternative forms

• fall off the back of a lorry ('UK')

Pronunciation

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Verb

fall off the back of a truck

1. (idiomatic, Australia, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
2. US idiom: to have come into someone's possession through dubious/shady, though not necessarily illegal means.