FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY

Meaning of FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY in English

informal

(of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances.

→ lorry

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FALL OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY — (British Slang) appear from out of nowhere (ironic expression used to indicate that something came into one's possession in an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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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