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词组 fallen off the back of a lorry; fell off a lorry; off the back of a lorry
释义 fallen off the back of a lorry; fell off a lorry; off the back of a lorry
adjective
stolen (not necessarily from a vehicle) UK
A pretence at discretion which advertises a conspiratorial acknowledgment of an article’s ill-gotten provenance; well known in the latter half of C20.
  • — David Powis, The Signs of Crime, 1977
  • — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 51, 1996
  • [C]limb up on the lorry or open the back door to a van, roll off whatever you see and hope to find something profitable in the wreckage. “Off the back of a lorry” became a term for pilfered goods. — Brian McDonald, Elephant Boys, p. 37, 2000
  • [P]eople naturally assume it’s been nicked from a shop or a factory and don’t feel as bad about handing over cash for stuff that’s “fallen off the back of a lorry”. — Danny King, The Burglar Diaries, p. 64, 2001
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