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
Mary['mɛəri]
Morris['mɔris]
Kaj (1)KIE (Swedish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pantheras-Ancient Greek
Joie[dʒɔi]
Anacletoah-nah-KLE-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese