How to Pronounce "fall off a truck"
expression
FAWL-awf-uh-TRUHK
FAWL-of-uh-TRUK
Definition
To say something 'fell off a truck' usually means it was possibly stolen or obtained illegally, but it can also mean something literally fell from a truck.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɑɫ/, /ˈfɔɫ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtɹək
British English
fˈɔːl/ /ˈɒf/ /æɪ/ /tɹˈʌk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FAWL-awf-uh-TRUHK
UK
FAWL-of-uh-TRUK
Listen in Context
This phone looks like it fell off a truck.
He said the TV fell off a truck, so it was really cheap.
Sometimes things really do fall off a truck on the highway.
I got this designer bag for half the price—let's just say it fell off a truck.