fall off the back of a truck en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(Australia, US, euphemistic, idiomatic) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell off the back of a truck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| falling off the back of a truck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| falls off the back of a truck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fallen off the back of a truck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fall off the back of a lorry | alternative | lexicographic |