off the back of a truck

Likely by illegal or dubious means. Said of the way something has been gotten. Primarily heard in US, Australia. A: "Jake's been peddling a bunch of flat screens for a great price." A: "He probably got them off the back of a truck. I wouldn't go for them, if I were you." Danny says he has several laptops and smartphones he wants to sell for cheap—sounds like they fell off the back of a truck to me.

词组	off the back of a truck
释义	off the back of a truck off the back of a truck Likely by illegal or dubious means. Said of the way something has been gotten. Primarily heard in US, Australia. A: "Jake's been peddling a bunch of flat screens for a great price." A: "He probably got them off the back of a truck. I wouldn't go for them, if I were you." Danny says he has several laptops and smartphones he wants to sell for cheap—sounds like they fell off the back of a truck to me. See also: back, of, off, truck Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: off the back of a lorry fall off the back of a lorry dodgy deal a wooden nutmeg fall off the back of a truck fall off a truck lorry fall off a lorry not anything going on upstairs a bunch of fives
随便看	have an itch for (something) have an itch for something have a nodding acquaintance with somebody/something have a nodding acquaintance (with someone or something) have a nodding acquaintance with someone or something have an/(one's) ear close to the ground have an/(one's) ear to the ground have an open mind have a nose for have a nose for (something) have a nose for something have a nose (round) have a nose round have another guess coming have another guess coming, to have another string/more strings to your bow have another string to (one's) bow have another thing coming have another think coming have an out have an ox on the tongue have an/the edge over (someone or something) have an/the itch to (do something) have ants in one’s pants have ants in the/(one's) pants