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fallen off the back of a lorry

fallen off the back of a lorry is the past participle of fall off the back of a lorry.

Meaning of fall off the back of a lorry

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.

Questions about fallen off the back of a lorry

What is fallen off the back of a lorry the past participle of?
Fallen off the back of a lorry is the past participle of fall off the back of a lorry.

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

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  3. fallen off
  4. fallen off a cliff
  5. fallen off a truck
  6. fallen off the back of a lorry
  7. fallen off the back of a truck
  8. fallen off the radar
  9. fallen off the turnip truck
  10. fallen off the twig
  11. fallen off the ugly tree

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