Meaning Of The Word Off the back of a lorry

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off the back of a lorry
If someone says that something has fallen off the back of a lorry, or that they got something off the back of a lorry, they mean that they bought something that they knew was stolen.

off the back of a lorry in British English
a phrase used humorously to imply that something has been dishonestly acquired
if something has fallen off the back of a lorry, or you got something off the back of a lorry, you have bought something that was stolen

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