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fallen off the back of a truck

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

Meaning of fall off the back of a truck

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, US, euphemistic, idiomatic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.
    • The movie is still in theaters, but I got a copy that fell off the back of a truck.

Questions about fallen off the back of a truck

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

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

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

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