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fall off the back of a lorry

fall off the back of a lorry verb: of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, euphemistic, idiomatic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.

fall off the back of a lorry meaning in Bengali

fall off the back of a lorry in Bengali

কোনো পণ্যর ক্ষেত্রে, অবৈধভাবে অর্জিত হওয়া

Forms of fall off the back of a lorry

third-person singular presentfalls off the back of a lorry
present participlefalling off the back of a lorry
pastfell off the back of a lorry
past participlefallen off the back of a lorry
alternative formfall off a truck

Questions about fall off the back of a lorry

What does fall off the back of a lorry mean?
Fall off the back of a lorry means of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
What is fall off the back of a lorry in Bengali?
Fall off the back of a lorry in Bengali is কোনো পণ্যর ক্ষেত্রে, অবৈধভাবে অর্জিত হওয়া. See Fall off the back of a lorry meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is fall off the back of a lorry?
Fall off the back of a lorry is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall off the back of a lorry?
The past tense of fall off the back of a lorry is fell off the back of a lorry.

Words near fall off the back of a lorry in the dictionary

  1. fall off
  2. fall off a cliff
  3. fall off a truck
  4. fall off one's chair
  5. fall off one's perch
  6. fall off the back of a lorry
  7. fall off the back of a truck
  8. fall off the cliff
  9. fall off the radar
  10. fall off the turnip truck
  11. fall off the twig

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