fall off the back of a lorry



fall off the back of a lorry

Of goods or merchandise, to be acquired by illegal or dubious means; to come into (someone's) possession without being paid for. Primarily heard in UK. Danny says he has several laptops and smartphones he wants to sell for cheap—sounds like they fell off the back of a lorry to me.
See also: back, fall, lorry, of, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carmelita-Spanish
Raibeart-Scottish
MerrittMER-itEnglish
Szabolcs-Hungarian
Kohar-Armenian
MarijkeMAH-rie-kəDutch