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off the back of a lorry — british humorous phrase used about something that is cheap or free because it was probably stolen by the person who gave it to you Thesaurus: illegal or dishonestsynonym cheap and inexpensivesynonym general words for crimessynonym … Useful english dictionary
off the back of a lorry — British, humorous, Australian, humorous if you say that you got something off the back of a lorry, you mean that it was probably stolen. I don t know where he gets this stuff probably off the back of a lorry. There s a new stereo too which, I… … New idioms dictionary
fall off the back of a lorry — to be stolen In reality the days of insecure loads are long past: You wouldn t believe what I paid for them. Fell off the back of a lorry. (Theroux, 1976 he had received stolen goods) Stolen goods similarly fall off the back of other … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
it fell off the back of a lorry — Meaning Euphemism for stolen. I found it lying in the street your honour honest . Origin It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God Meaning Origin From the Bible, Mark 10:25 … Meaning and origin of phrases
fall off the back of a lorry — Vrb phrs. A reference to goods that have been stolen. Used ironically to avoid revealing the real origins of the property. E.g. Being as they fell off a back of a lorry I m selling them at half the price they are in the shops … English slang and colloquialisms
lorry — lor|ry S3 [ˈlɔri US ˈlo:ri, ˈla:ri] n plural lorries BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from English dialect lurry to pull (17 19 centuries)] 1.) a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods = ↑truck 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lorry — noun (C) BrE 1 a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods; truck 1 (1) 2 it fell off the back of a lorry spoken humorous used to say that something was probably stolen … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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