fall off the back of a truck

== English == === Alternative forms === fall off the back of a lorry (UK) === Pronunciation === === 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) (idiomatic, Australia, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession through illegal or otherwise dubious means.