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falling off the back of a truck

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

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

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

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

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