fall off the back of a truck

• fall off the back of a lorry ('UK')

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fall off the back of a truck (third-person singular simple present falls off the back of a truck, present participle falling off the back of a truck, simple past fell off the back of a truck, past participle fallen off the back of a truck)

1. (idiomatic, Australia, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.

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