fall off the back of a truck



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fall off the back of a truck

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ParthalÁNPAHR-ha-lawnIrish Mythology
Encarnitaen-kahr-NEE-tahSpanish
KaliKAH-lee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
Hickey['hiki]
Lalitha-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
Archdale['a:tʃdeil]