fall off the back of a truck



Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!

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
ElsdonELZ-dənEnglish (Rare)
Perla-Italian, Spanish
Addy (1)AD-eeEnglish
BlondieBLAHN-deeEnglish (Rare)
PabloPAH-bloSpanish
Mefodiy-Russian (Archaic)