"fall off a truck" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掉下卡车（字面意思）- 来路不明获得（俚语）

Definition

说某物“掉下卡车”通常意味着它是被偷来的或来路不明的，也可以指真的从卡车上掉下来了。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在非正式场合常带有幽默或讽刺色彩，用来指“来路不明”的便宜物品。多半暗示是偷来的。字面用法较少见。

Examples

This phone looks like it fell off a truck.

这部手机看起来像是**掉下卡车**的。

He said the TV fell off a truck, so it was really cheap.

他说这台电视是**掉下卡车**的，所以特别便宜。

Sometimes things really do fall off a truck on the highway.

有时候，东西真的会在公路上**掉下卡车**。

I got this designer bag for half the price—let's just say it fell off a truck.

我这个名牌包半价买到的——就当它是**掉下卡车**的吧。

Don't ask too many questions—some things just fall off a truck now and then.

别问太多，有时候有些东西就是**掉下卡车**的。

Where did you get all that new furniture? Oh, you know, it fell off a truck.

你这些新家具哪来的？哦，你懂的，**掉下卡车**的。