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Fall off the back of a lorry Meaning in English

expression

FAWL off thuh BAK uh LAW-ree
FAWL off thuh BAK uh LOR-ee

التعريف

This expression humorously suggests that something was stolen, without saying it directly. People use it when referring to goods that likely came from theft.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

British informal/slang. Usually about goods sold cheaply or suspiciously, implying they were stolen. In American English, 'fall off the back of a truck' is used. Often humorous, not to be used in formal/business contexts.

Spanish: ser robado - proceder de roboPortuguese (BR): ser roubado - de origem duvidosaPortuguese (PT): ser roubado - de origem duvidosaChinese (Simplified): 来路不明（通常指赃物）Chinese (Traditional): 來路不明（通常指贓物）Hindi: चोरी का मालArabic: مسروق - مصدره غير معروفBengali: ট্রাক থেকে পড়ে গেছে (চুরি হওয়া ইঙ্গিত করে) - চোরাই মালRussian: упасть с грузовика (о краденом) - украденный товарJapanese: トラックから落ちた（盗品であることを暗示） - 闇ルート品Vietnamese: rơi từ xe tải xuống (ám chỉ là đồ ăn trộm) - hàng trộmKorean: 트럭에서 떨어졌다(도난품을 뜻함) - 장물Turkish: kamyondan düştü (çalınmış mal anlamında)Urdu: ٹرک سے گر گیا (چوری شدہ مال کے لیے اظہاریہ)Indonesian: rơi khỏi xe tải (ám chỉ hàng bị trộm) - hàng ăn cắp

جمل نموذجية

These designer bags fell off the back of a lorry.

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He said the TVs fell off the back of a lorry.

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Those phones fell off the back of a lorry, apparently.

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I got these shoes really cheap—they fell off the back of a lorry, if you know what I mean.

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You didn’t ask where the watches fell off the back of a lorry, did you?

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Whenever something sounds too good to be true, it probably fell off the back of a lorry.

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