FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY

Meaning of FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY in English

(British Slang) appear from out of nowhere (ironic expression used to indicate that something came into one's possession in an illegitimate manner, i.e. by theft)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY — informal (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances. → lorry
Concise Oxford English vocab
FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY — Vrb phrs. A reference to goods that have been stolen. Used ironically to avoid revealing the real origins of the …
Slang English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LORRY — carre, camion, furgon
English interlingue dictionary
LORRY — noun (plural lorries) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1900 motortruck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯlən also in poetry & sometimes +V in prose -ln ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LORRY — ˈlȯrē, ˈlär-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably from lurry (II) 1. a. : a large low horse-drawn wagon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LORRY — (n.) A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, …
Английский словарь Webster
LORRY — ( n. ) A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LORRY — /lawr"ee, lor"ee/ , n. , pl. lorries . 1. Chiefly Brit. a motor truck, esp. a large one. 2. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALL — /fawl/ , v. , fell, fallen, falling , n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LORRY — n. motor truck (British); sideless wagon that is pulled by horses
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALL — I. ˈfȯl verb ( fell ˈfel ; fall·en ˈfȯ-lən ; fall·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feallan; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LORRY — noun ( plural lorries ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1900 chiefly British : motortruck
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
FALL — [fall] vb fell ; fall.en ; fall.ing [ME, fr. OE feallan; akin to OHG fallan to fall and perh. to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LORRY — lorr|y BrE AmE ˈlɒr |i § ˈlʌr- AmE ˈlɔːr |i ˈlɑːr- ▷ lorr|ies iz ▶ ˈ lorry park BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LORRY — / ˈlɒri; NAmE ˈlɔːri/ ( BrE ) noun ( pl. -ies ) (also truck NAmE , BrE ) a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — / fɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fell / fel; NAmE / fall·en / ˈfɔːlən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LORRY — lor ‧ ry S3 /ˈlɒri $ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural lorries ) [countable] British English [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALL — I. fall 1 S1 W1 /fɔːl $ fɒːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense fell /fel/, past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FALL — v. & n. v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FALL — v. & n. --v.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1. a go or come down freely; descend rapidly from a …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LORRY — ( lorries) A lorry is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road. ( BRIT; in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALL — ( falls, falling, fell, fallen) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LORRY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/lorry/bicycle etc tyre ▪ They sell and fit car tyres. long-distance lorry driver COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LORRY — UK, [US and ANZ] truck [noun] [C] - a large vehicle used for transporting goodsThe accident involved two cars and …
Cambridge English vocab
FALL — Synonyms and related words : Niagara, Scotch mist, Waterloo, abate, abatement, ablate, accept, apostasy, ascend, assail, assault, associate with, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LORRY — noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ truck ADJECTIVE ▪ big , heavy , huge , large ▪ ten-ton …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FALL — INDEX: 1. when someone accidentally falls from a standing position 2. to almost fall from a standing position 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BACK — INDEX: back/backwards 1. moving backwards 2. to move backwards 3. to make a vehicle go backwards the back of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
LORRY — n. 25B6; noun TRUCK, wagon, van, juggernaut, trailer; articulated lorry, heavy-goods vehicle, HGV; dated pantechnicon. See list at vehicle .
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — n. 25B6; verb bombs began to fall : DROP, descend, come down, go down; plummet, plunge, sink, dive, tumble; cascade. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALL — v. 1 descend, sink, subside, settle, drop or come (down), plummet, plunge, dive, (take a) nosedive; cascade The bucket fell …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — v. 1 invest in, wager or bet on She backed a 35-to-2 long shot in the Derby, and she won …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Словарь английских идиом
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LORRY — 1. сущ. 1) грузовой автомобиль, грузовик (тж. motor lorry) to drive, operate a lorry ≈ вести грузовик articulated lorry ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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