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falling off the back of a lorry

falling off the back of a lorry is the present participle and gerund 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 falling off the back of a lorry

What is falling off the back of a lorry the present participle and gerund of?
Falling off the back of a lorry is the present participle and gerund of fall off the back of a lorry.

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

  1. falling leaves
  2. falling number
  3. falling off
  4. falling off a cliff
  5. falling off a truck
  6. falling off the back of a lorry
  7. falling off the back of a truck
  8. falling off the bone
  9. falling off the radar
  10. falling off the turnip truck
  11. falling off the twig

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