Meaning of fall off a truck | Babel Free
Definitions
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.
US, euphemistic, idiomatic
Equivalents
Français
tombé du camion
Nederlands
van de vrachtwagen gevallen
Examples
“He said he bought it at the markets but I think it fell off a truck.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.