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Meaning of fall off the back of a truck | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.

Australia, US, euphemistic, idiomatic

Examples

“The movie is still in theaters, but I got a copy that fell off the back of a truck.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

fall off the cliff fall off the radar fall off the turnip truck fall off the ugly tree fall off the wagon fall on